Today I am happy.

This morning Meredith and I woke up and walked the dogs. It's very humid here so of course being the over packer that I am, I was prepared. So we layered up. As we walked, Meredith got to pick a fern and waved it around like it was a kite. It was so cute. And of course instead of taking care of business, the dogs hunted.

When we came in there were deer behind the house. Meredith squealed with delight at the sight of them and kept saying "Deeah. Deeah" One day she'll get that "R" sound.

Then we had a bagel date with our friends Krista & her daughter Angelina. It was so nice to see them. Meredith and Angelina picked up right where they had left off in February. It was so cute to watch them just be. They played and didn't care who was watching or who they were tripping for that matter. Thank goodness the folks at that bagel store are good sports. Whenever we go there our kids tear through the place like they own it.  **Disclaimer...... All pictures of anyone else are posted with permission. **















Wouldn't it be nice if you could spend your days playing and not caring who was watching? How free would you feel? What would you do? What would you play? I'd probably spin around in circles until I fell down dizzy. Now if I did that people would assume I was high on drugs. I'd also just breathe. I'd stop in the middle of whatever I was doing, where ever I was and just take in the sounds & scents. Of course I'd probably get run over by someone late for work or a cab trying to make a fare, but..... That's life I guess. Someone is always rushing somewhere.

Like I have said before, the recent events in our lives has forced me to focus on what's important in my life. They have given me new perspective.

I can now sit & watch Meredith with wonder & delight as she discovers the world around her. I am living through her eyes these days. And I must say they are spectacular eyes. I watch as she climbs a step trying to keep her balance. I watch as she walks across a grate just to hear it make noises under her feet. I watch her look at a flower so closely as to see every little detail. And I enjoy it. I marvel in it.












Today I am happy and I am waiting, very impatiently I might add, to live life through Sean's eyes. His eyes will be different from anything else I have seen. I am excited to see Meredith & Sean explore together.

Today...... I am happy and I can breathe.