Old Revisited

Same Horse, but now the boy has become a man. Years ago a very dear person came into our life and allowed my boy to have the experience of a life time with her horse. That horse's name is River. For years, my boy worked with this horse, got to ride the horse, worked in the barns and learned many things. Then, River had to move to Chicago but he has never been forgotten. Today....River is here in Ann Arbor and ............... the young man who was once a boy, was reunited with River. Gives me chills to see.   When I get home today I'm going to dig and see if I can find one of the first pictures of my boy with River.  The comparison will be interesting!

2008

2013

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Almost a year has gone by and I think it is fair to say (more than fair) that I’m not great at keeping up on this blogging thing. I have good intentions when I post, but they sure don’t last long. Well they do, I just don’t do anything about them. This year, like I last posted was a year of adjustments. I’m finding that the first time I’ve lived alone is a-ok!! When I return home at the end of the day ~ amazingly ~ my house looks exactly the same as when I left. If I leave a dish in the sink, it is still there and has not multiplied. If I leave the sink clean, it’s still clean. When I decide on GrapeNuts for dinner, I am happy with that choice and don’t get any ‘ho hum’ about it because, “that’s not dinner.” And the laundry basket doesn’t fill exponentially overnight. I’d say, Life Is Good! The neighbor teased me when I was raking leaves that he’d be I wished the kid still lived with me. I told him, “Nope. I didn’t have to nag anyone for 3 days to get out here to get the work done and when it’s a half assed job, I know it was me.” I’m okay with my own half done job, for some reason I wasn’t when either the boy or ex use to do a half assed job?! Go figure. Don’t get me wrong, I do miss having the boy at home. The beginning was the worst. But I’ve adjusted and there are some positives. And negatives…………he did make me laugh and we did some cool things together. He would grill for us and cooking for one sometimes isn’t easy (like making chili – for 1?!). The boy and I have a new relationship – which has also been interesting to see unfold. And it’s good! Life at work is fine. I’ve graduated another class – a group of 5 terrific young men. All will be missed. Graduation really reminded me how lucky I am to work in a place where building relationships matters. And now that school is out, I not only miss the kids and parents, but also the teaching staff. Again, I’m lucky to work with such wonderful, talented, dedicated people. (not that every day is pie in the sky good – this is real life) Not sure what is on the horizon, but I think the 2nd half of 2013 is going to hold some changes. Things have been smooth, which is always a warning. Things have been stable. And, I’ve gotten the notion that I need to make some improvements. So………………check back in a year (ha ha) and find out what happens. I am going to try to post more often – but I know I say that almost every time I post. We’ll see……………….