PANCAKES!

I am officially a foster mom! I picked up the little girl at noon today and she is such a sweetie! I didn’t want to leave and go back to work, but it’s too early in the game for me to call in sick, or request time off! Besides, I really do love what I’m doing and actually like going to work! Is this what it was suppose to feel like all along? How come no one told me?
Life is too short to not be happy, either in at your job or in your personal life. Daryl and I were talking about this the other day, and despite the continent that currently separates us, we’ve got it pretty good. It seems that so many of our friends are in a rough spot these days…is it something in the water? It’s hard to hear about the trials and tribulations that other’s are going through when you, yourself, are just so gosh darn-it happy! Everyone goes through the ups and downs, that’s normal. But please don’t kid yourself into thinking that everything will be hunky-dory, or that big hurts can be fixed with a simple band-aid. If someone that you love is hurting you (and I don’t mean physically, cause if that were the case I’d sick the Chow on their A*#!) But if this person that you love is causing you emotional pain, and you’ve told them and asked them to stop and they don’t, then just ask yourself if it is worth years of heartache for the “dream” of a “perfect” life. On the flip side, I will quote from a great Canadian song-writer, who hits that nail right on the head…

“nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight”

At this festive time of year, when we are surrounded by family and friends, take a moment to reflect on where you are, how fortunate we all are, and the number of people that love you. It’s pretty amazing what we take for granted on a daily basis.