Monday, June 24, 2013

moving on...

took my last
and
final look...
 

...out into the courtyard
of boulevard green today
from this third floor balcony
off the master suite
it's a beautiful view
i'll forever think fondly
 of our time spent here
so many wonderful
memories created
with our family
some very personal time too
it was absolutely
without a doubt
the best decision we
made seven years ago
a mid-life crisis
playground perhaps
today
it is time to move on
as life has it
we are now ready to
create something
new
a multi-generational
plan of care
a concept originally
 created
with the family
confirmed by our
higher power
when a buyer was sent
to us within hours
of our listing
life goes on
indeed
very grateful

Sunday, June 16, 2013

celebrating...

the dads
in
my life...


wishing a happy father's day
to my wonderful dad
 also my husband
 the father
 of my children
without these two rocks
 our family
 would not be
what it is today
  they have both
 so tirelessly
unselfishlessly
 and without condition
 dedicated their lives
to sarah
her siblings
and to me
i am most grateful

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

protecting the children...

before i even
got
out of bed...
.
 
...i knew
 it was going to be
one of those days
i only have one day
each week to run errands
make phone calls
visit doctors
and on this monday
my list was a mile long
with a wedding less than
 two weeks away
i had shoes to find
undergarments, hair clips
water proof make-up
as i know the tears will
be flowing freely
add to that
the stress of finding
a climate controlled
storage unit
large enough to hold
the contents of a
three level
fully furnished condo
not to mention a
moving company willing
to haul the contents
and you get the picture
oh wait i forgot
sarah and her fever
and the puke landing
in my hands
i guess that is better
than on the carpet
a fender bender
certainly was not
the added distraction i needed
yet as i think back on it
was i there for
a reason
after a few hours
 of running around
i was parched
so i pulled into
a wendy's drive thru
for a strawberry lemonade
i remember saying to myself
how adorable the four
pink and purple
bikes were parked next to the
front door
school is just now
out for the summer
and they had probably
been planning their
visit for weeks
when the car
started to back directly
into my path
there was no where
i could go
i prepared for the impact
as it was surely going
 to happen
despite my frantic
horn blowing
everyone heard the crash
but still she did not stop
instead
 she put more pressure
on the gas pedal
i could hear it
and i could hear the plastic
of my car crunching
as it was being
 pushed backwards
to the point i was afraid
of hitting the car directly
behind me
finally her car came to a halt
as i approached
 her window
i discovered it was an
 elderly woman
very disoriented and confused
so i called 911
as i was sitting there waiting
for the police
i realized the children
had come out
and had been getting
on their bikes
had my car not been sitting
where it was
she could likely have
run them over
 as they were directly
 in her path
on the other side of my car
all of a sudden my
hectic day
slowed down
to a peaceful perspective
my tiny fender bender
can be fixed
for that
i'm so very grateful