October 22nd-November 14, 2012 Life at Light Speed, Laser Tag, and Tacos!

     Remember how I was saying in the last blog entry that yoga often falls by the wayside for me when life speeds up? Well, right after the retreat life sped up to light speed levels.  My youngest son turned 9 on October 28, and then we had the PTO Mother-Son Laser Tag event, which I volunteered to coordinate on the 29th (with Halloween close on this event’s heels a couple of days later).  Next, I had a day or two to breathe before coordinating my boys’ combined laser tag and taco birthday party on November 4^th followed by selling my children’s books at the fall craft fair on the 5^th.  Busy, busy days….so this weekend, I chose to NOT schedule anything! J  In effect, I am forcing my life to slow down for a bit.  It was a good weekend to catch up, spending time at the snack bar where the internet is wireless and a bit faster for downloading all the snapshots taken from the wedding. I also was able to take the time to design our holiday cards for family and friends. It was nice not to have anything scheduled and to have a chance to enjoy watching both boys play at home over the weekend with their new Duncan Imperial and Butterfly Yo-Yo’s and practice on their new roller skates and rollerblades.  I love that yo-yo’s and roller skates are still as asked for as gifts for my boys as they were when I was their age. Even though life has its roller coaster lulls and light speed days, I have found what my mom has told me repeatedly since I had my children to be true…life seems to go by faster as we age.  I still don’t know how August-October occurred so quickly and now we are almost at Thanksgiving, then Christmas, and a whole new year.  My children are 9 and 11 now. Time stops for no man or woman or child, I suppose.  I simply hope to make the best of it and ensure I do the best I can by others in my family and within my life.  Next week being Thanksgiving, I am thankful another year with my babies and my first year of marriage with my honey.  I am thankful to be living in the same household and on the same island with him. I am thankful for a job, a home, good food to eat, and so many, many other things God has blessed me with today and every day of my life.  I hope all of you out there in blogging world can also find your blessings in life today and be thankful for them.  Sometimes they may be few and far between, but if you are willing to look, there’s always something to be grateful for.