Green couch, no hair

So. I'm walkin' through Macy's and what do I decide I want to take home with me? Not clothes, jewelry or a new purse...but a sweet, green leather couch! Ha! Needless to say, it's still sitting in Macy's, looking oh so cute and begging me to take it home! Sad. (Oh, and the "no hair" thing? I just cut off almost a foot of my hair for locks of love! A bit scary...I'm still trying to recognize myself! I hope that soon a little girl will be out there somewhere looking oh so pretty in my hair!)

Crazy Feeling...(Chance's great day!)

Do you ever get the feeling that this life couldn't possibly be yours?? That feeling comes at me often and is always accompanied by a strong emotion. Not a particular one...it can range anywhere from crazy-frustrated to crazy-content with a myriad of choices between! Today it was crazy-hope! Hope for a future of more days like it. Hope that life with a family really can have that "feel good movie" kind of feeling to it. Hope that as parents we really can influence who our children become...and that they, and we, can actually enjoy the process! And that crazy-hope, as you can imagine, led to all kinds of other great feelings...the strongest of all being an overwhelming contentment. As I watched my oldest son being wild and crazy and free in our very own backyard, with three neighborhood boys right along side him, those were the feelings that struck me. It really is quite possible to find yourself in a place where you feel happy, free, fully content, with no need to search for that next thing, place, experience, or feeling. No matter how fleeting, how few or far between...these are the moments that make this phase of life oh so complete. These are the moments that offer us crazy-hope for the future!