This winter's been kinda rough - lots of little colds and stuff lingering through the family and for friends' families, travel time away on business, too much to do in too little time, busy busy busy and always feeling more tired than we should. I'm not totally complaining. The weather has been pretty decent, though I would like to see one more snow day. But all in all, I'm looking forward to spring - maybe a change of scenery will liven things up a bit.

All that to say: I actually feel pretty good right now. Good night last night with the kids, nice evening with Vicki, got lunches packed and such so that they weren't hassling us this morning in getting ready, etc. And I slept fairly well, even after staying up 'til midnight getting some extra work done. The children were fabulous this morning, everyone got to school on time, and I was early enough to get some coffee and a donut this morning before my own thirty minute commute.

And this song is in my head, and I played it a few times back-to-back-to-back (instead of the radio and the yack-yack-yack)...

Sara Groves - cd: all right here - song: every minute

I am long on staying
I am slow to leave
Especially when it comes to you my friend
You have taught me slow down
And to prop up my feet
It's the fine art of being who I am

And I can't figure out
Why you want me around
I'm not the smartest person I have ever met
But somehow that doesn't matter
No it never really mattered to you at all

And at the risk of wearing out my welcome
At the risk of self-discovery
I'll take every moment
And every minute that you'll give me
And I can think of time when families all lived together
Four generations in one house
And the table was full of good food
And friends and neighbors
That's not how we like it now

Cause if you sit at home you're a loser
Couldn't you find anything better to do
Well no I couldn't think of one thing
I would rather waste my time on than sitting here with you

And at the risk of wearing out my welcome
At the risk of self-discovery
I'll take every moment
And every minute that you'll give me

And I wish all the people I love the most
Could gather in one place
And know each other and love each other well
And I wish we could all go camping
And lay beneath the stars
And have nothing to do and stories to tell
We'd sit around the campfire
And we'd make each other laugh remembering when
You're the first one I'm inviting
Always know that you're my friend

And at the risk of wearing out my welcome
At the risk of self-discovery
I'll take every moment
And every minute that you'll give me
Every moment and every minute that you'll give me
Every moment and every minute that you'll give me
Every minute
- by sara groves

"... at the risk of self-discovery... I'll spend time with you." I find this morning that if I mean that as I say it to my wife, to my kids, and to my Lord... it feels pretty good.
- posted by Rick @ 11:30