An Email To My Mother In Law

(The following is an email I sent to my MIL this morning. I've deleted a few parts that were personal but since I haven't posted anything in a week and this email contained the exact discription of our week I decided to post it as a post. I've added some extra thoughts in () and blue - Enjoy!)

I hope your day yesterday was in the moment and stress free. (excerpt from her email to me: I read yesterday that stress comes from resisting the present moment (what ever is happening in your world) And that joy and fullness of life comes from accepting and giving 100 % to the present moment. I am experimenting on that today.) The weather here has been gorgeous this week. We've been playing in the back yard, doing some yard clean up work and we went to the zoo on Monday. (The Polar Bear was so funny and active. He was splashing in his water and playing with his toys. Also one of the Sea Lions was sleeping and every once in awhile he would stick his full head up out of the water for a good 3 mins and then go back under and float while sleeping.) We are planing on going back to the zoo today. Jackson road on the carousel for the first time and he wasn't quite sure what to think of it until the end, he finally started smiling. (Another first for Jackson is that he has discovered how to stand up in his high chair. We have been putting the buckles on him now, silly boy!) Did you go to the zoo with us? I can't remember. The carousel is NOT as fast as the one at the mall but it is a long ride too. By the end I'm so ready to get off that I start to contemplate jumping (but the kids, I decide not to for the kids sake - who would hold them on if I jumped?)

Jason is gearing up for a service project with the elder's quorum this weekend. Hopefully he'll have enough time and energy afterward to do some work on cleaning up and cutting down all the dead trees in our yard, if not I guess it will wait until next weekend (if it doesn't rain).

Jason signed up to teach at Trocaire again this summer, for one session instead of 2, it's the same class as last year so there will be less prep work for him.

For me: I'm reading a book called Eat, Pray, Love right now. It's pretty good but it's not holding my interest as much as I'd like. I've been reading it, this SHORT book, for a few weeks now. I like a lot of the things she talks about in it but I just can't get entirely into it. Next up will be our book club book call Influencer. While working on the lawn Tuesday I discovered a huge grouping of bulbs coming up. There is one lone daffodil already up, I think daffodils are so pretty, like little sideways tea partys.

Abygail is in a 5 1/2 shoe size now (my little girl is no longer in the toddler sizes, "cry, cry"). It's a little big for her but she likes wearing her shoes that are 5 1/2 better than her 5's and they stay on so we just hope she will be able to use them for awhile.

Well, that's about all. I know I haven't posted anything on the blog lately. It occurs to me as I'm writing this that portions of it would be perfect for a blog posting. Hmmmm, maybe I'll just copy it, modify it and post it. I've got a few other posts in the works but haven't completed them or compiled my full thoughts on them yet so they are sitting in my un-posted file waiting for my attention. It seems as the weather has gotten nicer I am on the computer less because we are home less.

Have a great day and LIVE IN THE MOMENT. (I think I'll adapt that as my new motto).