Top 5 Reasons To Be Austin:

Why I want to be my 5 year old for a day:

1. I can spend 10 minutes of my afternoon wondering how many days it would take ants to eat the marshmallow I dropped...and not consider it a waste of time.

2. I can wear cut off sleeves, winter boots and shorts and people still think I look cute.

3. I am expected to drop food

4. I randomly just go into headstands and people applaud me for it.

5. I tell everyone I want to be a monster truck driver and it's hits them like it's the best idea in the world.

Inspired

Austin can pick me dandelions and because he loves them and gives them to me proud, those silly weeds get displayed on my counter in a vase while all the other "pretty"flowers get left outside in their respective places. However, my Austin finds the dandelions special and with his intentions he makes them priceless. 
So, it challenges me to be inspired by "simpler" things, dandelions if you will!
 Inspiration as of late?
Aron Ralston is definitely an inspiration in the people world. Would you cut off your arm to survive?  random thought I know, but if you haven't seen that movie. I suggest it. It's intense, but puts a little perspective on"problems". I heart James Patterson's sweet, sappy romance novels. Watching a movie of his as I write ( sap-ola). Whatever, don't judge - it's a rainy morning, kids are at school and I'm working.
Thunderstorms! love em!
And is this weird?  We have had three semi-bad days and on all three days - HUGE rainbows. HUGE. We were stranded at the airport before leaving for Florida- rainbow over the entire place.  We had a flat tire when we took the kids bike riding at Thacher Park - HUGE rainbow and believe it or not, the day our Hershey dog passed away, that night - a rainbow :).

sometimes...

you just have those days when you kind of wish you weren't a grown up. the kind where you envy your own children and their blissful ignorance to the world around them and you wish them to stay there forever. they can't. they won't. and you know all to well that being a grown up means...well. ha. i am not sure what it means :)  but today, and just for a few moments until i "buck up", i don't want to be the grown up.

Library Card...

Is it ironic that someone who loves to read, write and read some more never had a library card...since college?  I KNOW! I admit for awhile when the boys were little it just seemed like one more stop to get them out of the car seat with all of their stuff.  However between my family and a few friends who use their respective libraries TONS, I decided it was time.
Love it.
I admit - I have this weird thing about keeping the books I read, not because I plan on reading them again, but a few I just like to say "read that, and there it goes on my shelf".  Maybe I have a pride issue? A hoarding issue? A love of books on my shelf issue?  I dunno.  But, I checked out two fave authors and I guess I am willing to give them back....only cuz I get to check more. I'm excited to get more. I already have a small list growing.  Let the nerdery in me soar!!
Since the nicer weather I have finished Wicked, If I Stay and The Castaways.  It's my little respite. I don't read anything too heavy, or self-help or informationally saturated. I read for fun and relaxation.  Cheers, to my new library card. ha!