Today's Snapshot

Things That Are Eating My Lunch Right Now

~beautiful spring blossoms (all of which i am allergic to)
~field trip chaperoning
~novels that are too good to put down, even at two a.m. (looking at you, liane moriarty)
~all the mealtimes, so. many. mealtimes.
~my dreams for our landscaping
~summer looming, with its threats of bathing suits and bored children
~weight watchers points
~preschooler fits over: getting up, going to preschool, going to bsf, going to church, getting dressed, eating food, not eating snacks, playing with the dog, fighting with the dog, taking a bath, getting out of the bath, going to bed, staying in bed....
~spelling tests

Things That Are Saving My Life Right Now

~beautiful spring blossoms (especially when the wind blows them across the sky and showers them throughout the world, the premier flower girl at work)
~conversations with my eldest about the books he's reading and the thoughts he's thinking
~coffee
~an upcoming adventure in yellowstone, necessitating my finest skills in organization and planning
~friends who are a text away
~escapes to my [parents'] home
~sunshine and open windows
~grapes and diet soda
~long snuggles with the tiny terror in between his fits
~rereading great novels
~thoughtful remarks about life and God from my daughter
~naps
~my best friend and mate, my perfect other half, the one i miss when i leave town without him
~our beautifully painted house
~the treadmill, which gives me enough extra points for wednesday night ice cream
~a practically house-trained dog
~time: to write, to process, to breathe, to plan, to dream