Marvelous Monday indeed.
At first, I wasn’t so sure that I was going to deem this a "marvelous Monday" or not, but upon thinking - it was. Yes, it was a bit hectic. Yes, it was a bit long, but overall, it was a great Monday.
We hit a couple of milestones today. That’s what made it a marvelous Monday. My middle son went to his first day of camp ever. Now, this is a "moma’s boy". He holds my heart in his little palms. He also could win an Oscar for how incredibly dramatic he can be over every little thing, but today when I was telling him ‘goodbye’ and his big ole brown eyes welled up with tears, well, he can stay a moma’s boy for just as long as he wants to. When I picked him up I asked if he did anything fun. He stated that "he didn’t do a thing" at camp today, but when questioned he rode a horse, tried to shoot a bow and arrow, refused to swim, had fun in the canoe, and told me "thanks, mom" for letting me go. Yep, it has been a Marvelous Monday, indeed.
One other neat thing happened today. I went to my first class in 10 years. Boy howdie do I miss being a student. I’d love to be a professional student. I love learning. It was so nice to be in an academic setting. What class ? A class on "grant writing". Doesn’t that just win all the awards for interesting ? Hehe. I truly enjoyed it and learned tons. It made me want to go write a grant for something. LOL. I was wondering "are there any grantors out there who are just dying to give a grant to a mom - for no reason other than for her to see if she could actually do it?" This little class really sparked my interest in going back to school. Once all the chitlin’s are back in school - I might just be signing myself up for something.
I told someone that I wanted to go to a quiet place. Sometimes, I do feel like my life is too busy, too hectic and definitely too loud. 3 kids, 2 dogs, 1 retarded cat, 1 gay fish and 2 phones in a partridge pear tree just all make too much noise. So, I was asked "what is your quiet place like ?" (or something similar) Well, I’ve been thinking about that today. The place that always seems to pop up in my head is Sacre Coeur. More specifically, the steps of Sacre Coeur. I’ve done this a couple of times in my life now and I really hope to do it a couple more before I die, but I love to take the train out from Paris to Sacre Coeur or Montmarte. While walking up to the church, I stop by little vendor stands and I buy a sandwich or two, some wine and I go sit on the steps - all before dusk and I watch Paris "light up". It is so neat to see the first twinkles. Before you know it all of Paris is lit and it is one of the most majical sites to me. Not sure that made it into the 1000 places to see before you die book - but I’ll stick it in mine. After watching the lights come on, I always go into the church and just be quiet. That’s my quiet place.
Sleep tight.
