my up-down-up-down kind of day...

up:
i received a package in the mail
{photos to follow when sun comes out}

down:
in my haste and excitement,
i spilled the vial of glitter.

up:
i was able to save most of it
after some careful scraping and
maneuvering.

up:
i had an opportunity at something
that could have changed a lot of things
for me.

down:
not only did i not get it,
but i was told i missed it by only one mark.

up:
i found out there is a week long writing workshop
45 minutes from where i live...and anne marie macdonald
is going to be one of the guest writers!!

down:
it costs 850.00.

up:
you can apply for a "bursary" and maybe go for free!

down:
the cut off date for the bursary was july 15.

up:
the sweet woman from the workshop emailed me
and told me that anne marie macdonald is going to
be doing a public reading...which i WILL be going to.

up:
take out for supper last night.

down:
the drive thru wasn't working, they ran out of meat (!!),
the girl that took my order forgot my fries, forgot my pop...

up:
i realized all the mistakes before leaving the restaurant.

down but kind of an up in my little lorax heart:
the guy never showed up to cut down the trees...
:0)

just that kind of day.

sad change...






when we bought our house
three years ago
the yard was a jungle.

the grass was 2 feet long,
full of brambles and bamboo...
trees as tall as the sun.

we have decided after last winter's
devastating ice storm
that we have no choice...
we have to take down some of the trees...
nine of the trees, to be painfully exact.

this morning,
armed with purple yarn,
i marked them for death...
trees that have been standing longer than
i have been...
and as i put my arms around them to tie the yarn,
i felt sad.

our neighbor,
whose house they will fall on,
should they ever blow ever,
is
very
happy.

coming to the page saturday...

dark saturday morning
heavy still
even after pelting rain through the night
waking me in a panic feeling
fierce and loud...
comforting kids at 5 am
scared the power might go out...
now i'm tired and dizzy
not looking forward to the wedding this afternoon,
not looking forward to work,
wishing that i could just crawl
back into bed
and wait
for the sun
to come back
again.

friday-i'm-in-love...


* it's sunny! {too bad i have to work til 6}

* getting a chance to celebrate my grandmother's 85 birthday with her...
she had a hard year this year but she is really pulling through...
and so funny...telling us that her birthday really isn't until tomorrow,
so we can all come back and do it again then...
and saying that there is no reason we can't visit...
we all have cars
and gas has gone down, you know.
i heart my granny.

* finding this yesterday which just may become my new favorite...
ever since i stopped drinking diet drinks because i was scared of the
aspartame, yet haven't been able to stop drinking pop (i like the fizziness)
i feel like i have about ten pounds i just can't lose...
but now i can have water...that has flavor...that has bubbles...
edited to add....boo...it has aspartame.
happy friday!!