this week has been crazy like life.

we've called 911. (she's fine.)
we've had a fender-bender in our car when we weren't driving. (not fine.)
we've had too many appointments, and not all of them pleasant.
we've had a cold going 'round.
we've had unsuccessful hours spent at the dmv.
we've had heat that makes everyone a little slow, a little cranky.
we've had flowers that are wilting on the stems.
we've had sleepless nights.

but...

we've had friends away who have called to say they miss us.
we've had a dinner made entirely by the kids that knocked us flat.
we've had the kindness of others bring new possibility into our lives.
we've been surprised by family who might understand us, after all.
we've taken morning walks, and evening walks, and sat on the stoop with neighbors.
we've had new job prospects come to fruition.
we've felt good about taking care of business, even if it's hard to confront the facts.
we've gone to sleep with clean, soft children tucked in their beds (sometimes not all ours!)
and,
woken up to a clean, orderly house that still holds the memory
of all the good times
that happened in it
the night before.

we are lucky.
we are keeping on.

xo,
tt