Things

I'm sitting here at home on the first quiet night I've had in a while... that would be because all of the teens are at Higher Grounds tonight and have somewhere else to hang out. ;-) But I'm really not complaining -- I like having them around. They're fun and easy to be with. It's interesting, though. I've been reminded a bit of what it was like years ago when I had babies and toddlers - and didn't get very much sleep. ;-) I thought that part of my life was over -- well, I'm finding out that it all comes back around again when you have teenagers. Especially when you have one that is driving. The difference is that I'm not up entertaining a little one who hasn't figured out that you sleep at night... now I'm just home waiting for my kids to get home safely from whatever they've been out doing! I understand curfews so much better now -- I used to think they were imposed on me to get me home and keep me out of trouble (and this is surely true) --- BUT, now I know that it is also about getting all your kids back in the house so that the parents can actually go to bed and stop worrying! :-)

Anyway, that's one aspect of what's been going on this summer. Actually, that's MOST of what's been going on - ha. I've been reading some good books - one by Francine Rivers called "Leota's Garden." This was a really good story and speaks a lot to the whole Mother/Daughter relationship. It was good for me to read and thought-provoking. Makes me realize how much perspective has to do with misunderstandings in relationships and how important it is to see the 'whole' story and especially to understand the other person's point of view.

The other book that I'm working my way through right now is "Prairie Tale." This is Melissa Gilbert's autobiography. (Laura, on Little House on the Prairie) I saw her on the Today show a couple of weeks ago and the book sounded interesting. Plus, that was one of my very favorite shows -- I just loved Laura and kind-of 'grew up' with her. So I got it the other day and it's really easy to read. One thing I didn't realize is that Melissa Gilbert is actually a year younger than me! It thought she was older... but anyways, it's made reading about her life all that more interesting because it's a little bit of a journey down memory lane of all the people and things that were popular as I was growing up.

So, other than reading books and keeping up with teenagers, I've been going to doctors trying to figure out why my hip won't get any better and dealing with that... Physical therapy hasn't worked, so I'm headed to an orthopedist on Thursday to see what he has to say... I hope they can figure something out. I really want to get back to my exercise routine sometime soon... I miss it - even though I don't relish the thought of running in this hot weather -- wow, summer has certainly hit in full force and it isn't even July or August yet!

So that's a little rambling update on things in my life... such as it is. Jack and I are off to Impact this weekend with Anna. She's very excited about her first trip to Impact and we're looking forward to it, too, since we didn't go last year. Should be lots of fun... maybe I'll have some pictures and stories to post when we get back. :-)