An update on Mandy and I and life in general

Just a blog post showing a peek into our lives

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd have to take up cross stitch or some equally boring hobby during the quiet evenings. But try to enjoy the moments. They will end soon as you pick up pace on the "honey dos". Alternately you could do what we did when the boys left home....got a cat. They still damage the furniture and require medical treatment, but in the long run they're less expensive and you can throw them outside when they really tick you off.

Todd –

Two things stand out in your blog "Adjusting to a new chapter."

The first is all the things that you are doing or will be doing! If I had been keeping count, I'll bet I would have counted a dozen or more projects or jobs that you are or will be tackling soon! And that includes changes in the personal dynamics between you and family members.

The second is that, repeatedly, you refer to the future, to things that will happen, or will be getting done.

That tells me that you have, perhaps even at a subconscious level, a very real confidence and hope for the future. That despite potential health concerns you are still filled, again perhaps subconsciously, with an optimism and sense of vitality about the future that is leading your way, and that you realize there is much ahead to be done and that you will be doing it!

Perhaps the approaching fall has something to do with it as well. That season has always been my personal favorite time of year (the autumn here in north Florida is always very pleasant, cool but not cold), and I would imagine fall in your part of the country, such as waking up in the morning to a pleasant chill in the air, would also be very invigorating and inspiring.

Either way, your blog shows confidence and hope both for now and for the future, and a determination to keep living actively and vigorously!

When the final chickie leaves the nest for good, the silence is deafening. All those projects will keep you sane.

Donna