Life is Good!!!

22 September 2012

Life is Good!!!  This birthday unfolded at a pace of it's own.  My husband's birthday celebrates love, relationships, and responsibilities.  The girls woke up continuing the hours spent creating a restaurant menu for the evening meal.  The popped up and began collaborating on their project.  I spun over to get groceries and balloons, leaving the younger ones with paper streamers, balloons, batman decos (since I married Bruce Wayne!), and photos of the birthday boy.  You should have seen their creativity!!!

Our family tradition wakes up the birthday person with "You Say It's Your Birthday" by the Beatles. In fact, if you have it or get a chance to listen to the link below...take time to act silly!  Our festivities begin with dancing, throwing balloons around, woo hooing, and celebrating life together.  Baking up some things for the evening dinner, things shifted to soccer dates.  My husband coaches a second grade team...and no one parties like second grade girls.  Lots of squeals, laughter, distractions (oh look... a bird!  Doesn't that cloud look like a caterpillar?!) and focus after the game as they soak in the praise, guidance and attention.  

Lunch tradition is Paradiso's, a local Mexican restaurant.  Next came the indoor Ferris wheel at Scheel's, a destination sporting goods sport and much more  I wanted my husband to get some much needed shoes that were good for his feet, since he hardly ever sits still!  It's difficult for him to spend money on himself, so these are opportunities to let go of the old.  This is hard for him to do.  He actually has tshirts and hats from college.  Okay, guys!  I get it and I don't..  How many hats does a guy need???

Menopause is setting in a bit more.  Mainly I am tired and pain kicks up when I push too hard.  Today I am spent.  Hot flashes aren't so bad, but friends tell me they may not be in full swing.  I went through chemically induced menopause at 27 with the Lupron Depot shot designed to keep endometriosis from growing.  It didn't work, but it was interested doing this at the same time my mom was starting menopause.  I will be grateful for hot flashes when it's 20 below zero this winter!

My focus is compromised.  I notice it most when I am driving.  My husband helped me realize this.  I passed the exit two times in one day and had to turn around.  I took wrong roads in an area that is a bit confusing, but shouldn't have been that labored.  This is a farming community.  Look at it from above and you will see squares, perfect grids blocking out land.  Fields shape life everywhere in ND.

We closed the day with a date created by our two daughters.  Their restaurant was complete with menus, service, aprons they sewed with grandma, and them joining us and enjoying the compliments.  Beaming...absolute beams sprang from their hearts.  Yes, life is good!  Life is Good!