Sometimes
It's nice
To bob along on the surface.
No time or inclination
To explore what lurks beneath.
Just float along
On a gentle wave.
No tides or currents
Just smooth sailing!

Gary's mom and great grandson, Mason.

Art Crawl

To see the sky
Not made of clouds
But as infinite points of blue.
To see the prism rainbow
In the luminous shades.
To see the world
Through an artists eye.
To paint the words
That create the earth.

TGIF
And Carnival's over!

Anticipation
Excitement building
Like a volcano set to erupt
A slow rumble today
Exploding tomorrow.
Swept up in
The thrill of School Carnival

Angry birds outside my window.
Angry brain inside my head.
Their morning melody
Sounds more like
Fingernails on the chalkboard
When you wake up
With a migraine.

Tuesday
David Sons Award!
More details to follow...

Monday
Comes with Sunshine
And smiles.
Students can't wait to be back.
Friends and sharing
Math and reading,
A world where there's order
And less stress.
A place to grow and learn.
Leave worries at the door,
They'll be there
When you get home.

Sunday Morning

The church of lilacs and sparrows
The hymns of robins and breeze
Sermon of the trees
Offertory of spring
Communion of nature

We have tickets
We have plans
Places to go
People to see
Music to breath
Summer to live.

My new goal
Is not to have a goal.
To wander aimlessly
Amidst the chaos,
To feel the buffet
Of uncertainty,
The wake of indecision.
To not feel caught
In the undertow
Or fight for control
Against the current,
But to drift
On the waves of dreams
To float on
 The surface of desire
To be the sea.

Pizza Thursday

Good friends
Good food
Good fun
Good thing
It's almost Friday

Downward spiral
Catch a breath.
Inhale.
Fill your lungs
With the fresh spring air.
Fill your heart
With all the love
Of life
Fill your soul
With dreams
And visions
Enough to stop the fall
And exhale.

Tuesday

Kids in the background
Me in my head
Heading out to the tropics
Sail away on a day dream

Monday as dreary as my mood
Snow showers in April!
Weather lately is
Like my "New Normal"
Crazy and out of whack..

Waking,

Like from a dream

Spring sun signals morning.

Time to throw off

The fuzzy blanket of winter

And breathe fresh air again.

Distracted by a squirrel

Scurrying under the fence

Finding its way to my side

Where the tender tulips tempt.

Lilac buds frozen in time

Ready to burst

If April allows.

Thursday
Day after dance
Day for PT

Clip Clop flip flop
Staccato stiletto
Too tight tennis
Rubber bottom boots.

Song of the Sidewalk

Rhythm of the street

Melody of memories
As we wind our way home.

Monday Tuesday
2 days in one
Lots to do!

Wonderful Easter brunch

At the St Paul Hotel

With Gary's family

Soccer resurrected!

Minnesota Stars

At the Dome.

Sometimes

It's not what you do

But how you do it.

Sitting on the front porch

Can be as profound

As sitting in the front pew.

Basking in the silence

Can be as stirring

As a hymn.

Sipping sunlight

A nourishing communion.

A handshake of peace

At one with the world.

Good Friday

And Happy Birthday Dave!

TGIT
And Easter long weekend!

Went to Target

And only spent $7.39

Gary said that's blog worthy.

We're going to the dogs!

Well, maybe it did turn out
to be a nice weekend
At Lake Harriett Gardens.

Sunday

But where is the sun?

They promised us

A beautiful weekend.

Where did it go?

Spent on yard work

And garden preparation

Getting ready for the

Nice weekend

That now has been

Relegated to Monday.

Who cares?