At some point today, I will get up and do the things that need to be done…that time is not now.

    As I sit here alternating between writing and staring out the window while listening to the chatter of the teens behind me, I find myself quite unwilling to disturb the peace with chores.

    Some days are just meant to be lazy.

    If I stop to dissect our surroundings, I’d find two kids who have taken a break from arguing long enough to remember that they like being together. Of course, I been telling them for years that this would happen…but this is not the time for ‘I told you so’.

    We have given up the mindless pleasure of the television for the internet radio…it’s tuned into our favorite online station, Crush . The music is wide-ranging and the Djs are pretty cool. We love being able to request music based soley upon our mood and commercials are minimal. Rule of thumb regarding teens and music…if you find something that everybody likes, stick with it.

    As I glance up at the trees slowly blowing in the wind outside of the window, I can’t help but think that it would almost be a shame to disturb this quiet calm in the midst of our busy lives…we deserve days like this sometimes…time to breathe.

    There will be enough days of running willy-nilly from one place to another trying to cram all that needs to be done in the time we are given. Today we rest. Reconnect. Remember that we are a family not only because of blood…but because we love each other.

    Sometimes, the only difference between existing and living in this world is the days that we take to relax….the time that we take to breathe.

arkmomy