Stop and smell the roses?

Captured this yesterday as a single black rain cloud passed over. I loved how the sunlight was magnifying the fat raindrops.
Thought of the saying stop and smell the roses, but some days there are no roses to be had. Beauty in the eye of the beholder.

The littles

I sound like a kid myself ;)

Missing some alone time

This morning I was thinking of all the places I can be kid-less...

Dentist
Bathroom (sometimes)
Hair Salon
Doctors office
Parent-Teacher conferences
Jury Duty

Doctors office daydream 

Nurse comes in.. "What brings you in to see Dr. X?"

"I'm fine, but I did pay the $20 copay... can I just have a half hour to sleep here?"

"Uh.. Okaay, but the exam table is kinda uncomfortable, and it's not very long."

"This is more space than I usually get at night!" "Can you hit the lights on your way out?"

Oh wait I got and even better day dream!

My parents are going on a cruise. They will be gone for 14 days, surely they will want to say goodbye to their grandkids!
As everyone is giving their hugs and kisses, Dane and I sneak out the back with stolen plane and cruise tickets. A note left...

*For those that read this an think...What mother could blog about abandoning their kids!! You don't know me at all. I have a hard time being away from my kids for any length of time! The times I am kid-less makes me value and cherish them all the more when I get that big hug "I missed you mommy!"

Sam - "Can you give me a dream?"

Sam wanted a dream.. but I had no idea what to come up with.

I'll say a word, and you give me an idea. "Moon."

Sam - Moon makes me think of night, I'm scared of the night. Give me a dream about Disneyland.

One night at Disneyland a boy...

Sam - Make sure it's not about me!

Ok.. One night at Disneyland Bobby was scared. Even though he was in the happiest place on earth, he wanted to go home now that it was dark. But his mom had picked out a great spot to what the fireworks.

In the sky, he looked up at the moon and shivered. He was scared of all the things he could not see! He kept looking around at shadows and noises. BOOM! What was that? A monster?

A flash of light soared through the air. The sparks of gold bloomed above the moon. The Disney fireworks had begun! Bobby watched in awe as light filled the sky with magic and wonder. He leaned over and whispered to his mom... I'm not afraid, let's stay a little longer.

Sam - He wasn't afraid anymore?

No, he learned that the beauty of light shows brightest when you're in the dark. The moon, the stars.. and Disney fireworks!

Don't you need to close a tab?

How can I stay focused on the things that matter the most when I have so many damn tabs open? I have got to learn to shut down the ones that don't directly influence my life, now and future goals.

I know there are others like I who have this Ni way of thinking, looking for patterns in everything. Some do this analytically, others like I are more abstract viewing the world through relationships. Regardless, if we stretch ourselves too thin, we become farsighted and can't focus on what's right in front of us.

For me eeekk.. I guess I can close.... hmmmm? Ummmm wow, this is harder than I thought! Too many important things keeping my attention. Guess I'll have to make sure my vision says 20/20!