Paybacks.....

Saturday I'm driving to Memphis to pick up Youngest Daughter. She'll be visiting for a week and I'm very excited. Oldest Daughter is stuck working in the office until the middle of July for her Grandparents. Once they return, she's coming to visit.

Today....OD informs me that her father stated he would take care of her work if she'd like to come up with YD. My heart leaps a bit..but was preempted by "Mom, Steven's going to be on a mission trip in Equador next week, so I'm just going to come up in July." I picked at her a bit and told her that would be fine as long as she managed to squeeze some time in with dear ol' mom.

After I hung up the phone, I was taken back to my college years. I remember coming home and either being on the phone or gone with my friends. Time with my parents? Huh??? Now I got a good dose of what my dear ol' mom went through.

The past few times that I have been back to the folks' I have made and effort to spend as much time as I can with them. I know there will come a day when I won't have that luxury. Hopefully someday OD and YD will come to that realization as well.

Right here, right now....you're exactly where you're supposed to be

I was driving in to work this morning listening to the Bon Jovi "Have A Nice Day" cd. The 3rd song on the cd is "Welcome to Where Ever You Are." Great lyrics.

Quit worrying over the past or the future. Embrace the now.

My "truth" is that everything happens for a reason. The miseries, the struggles in our lives make us stronger. They mold us into who we are. Embrace the now...love who you are right this very minute.

People...

I love them. So many interesting case studies. I find myself pondering at just what possibly could be going through the minds of various people.

I started out with a lovely drive to work this morning, after wading my way through the Bonnarooligans at the Mapco. Anyway, that's an entirely different topic. So the drive down 840 was lovely. Sun shining...everything looking fresh and crisp....

And then....

I turned on to 65. Traffic was at a crawl in every lane, including the merge lane. Nightmare city. I'm thinking there's a wreck somewhere. Anyway, I'm creeping along with the other creepers and some kind soul let me in. Now, one good deed deserves another, so after creeping a bit, I slow down even further to create a space between myself and the car in front of me so that another thankful motorist could merge in. But it doesn't happen. I do this on several occasions, and still no one merges in. What are these people thinking? "Awww shucks I'm gonna just wait until the last minute to merge cuz why bother now???" And then, these PROCRASTINATORS run out of merge lane and they all think they're coming over at once. And don't even get me started on the moron that flew down the side of the road. I'll admit it...there were a few profane remarks spewed forth before it was all over.

However.....

By the grace of God, I made it to work unscathed once more. So for that, I am thankful :)

ACW.......

We all have them...the Annoying CoWorker who will be referenced as ACW going forward. I have several, but the ACW of the hour has an office next to mine. This person keeps to himself unless spoken to, is intelligent and would do anything for you if asked.

So what's the problem?????

Every week day, around 10:30, ACW opens a bag of chips and commences to crunching. K A R U C H I N G like there is no tomorrow. Every day, sometimes all day. I have thought of retaliating by purchasing a large bag of corn nuts, but I value my teeth. Friday we celebrated the CFO's birthday with sub sandwiches and...you guessed it...chips. Not only did ACW crunch from 11:30 on, he made a gazillion trips back and forth to the break room to restock. This meant parading back and forth in front of the door to my office. I came very close to saying "For Pete's sake, just bring the entire bag back to your office already!!" But I refrained. I'm thinking for Christmas I will purcase a case and anonomously hide them in his office. Of course, I will be equipped with a pair of ear plugs :)

Phew!!

The phrase "the more ahead I am, the more behinder I get" rings true with me this week. I've been busting it and am still covered up. Guess I should count it as job security and be thankful.

A friend made an observation yesterday. She said she'd been worried about me. I hadn't been "myself." Hmmmm I thought and thought. Yes, I have a friend that justs exhausts me and I cannot escape. I have a couple of work frustrations. However, I've been living with these things for years, so I couldn't see that the problem would stem from such.

Then it hit me...

I'm still mourning Hershey. I miss him deeply...more than I realized. I go home to an empty house every night. I didn't realize how much that tail wagging chocolate beast affected my day to day.

So now that I have identified the problem, I must deal with it. When I jones for puppy love, I'll visit my friends with tail waggers. No, it isn't the same, but it is nice and fills a void.

Another cogg in the wheel....

I used to love to watch 'The Jetson's.' George worked for Mr. Spacely at Coggwell Coggs. As random thoughts were whiring through my head today (as they often do), I thought about the big picture. Yes, sometimes I have thoughts that are so big I can't fathom and my head starts to hurt and I think I'm a little wacked.

But anyway....

Aren't we all really just a cogg in the grand scheme of things? We're all here for a reason. If a cogg goes "missing" then the world as we know it, is thrown off kilter. The circle of life is a perfect balance. Shouldn't we be honored to be a part of that balance? When I sit and ponder the heavens and the earth, I'm in awe that I'm a part of something so grand. Sometimes I may feel small and insignificant. However, each and every cogg plays a significant role wheather we are rocket scientists or homemakers. Every cogg is important...none more than others...meaning equality.

Kinda cool huh?