Today

Today started with a bang, or I should say, a ring. Sarah left her backpack over her last night before her mother came to pick her up. So she had to retrieve it before school.

Last night I started watching Click, starring Adam Sandler, one of my favorite actors. I finished it this morning. The movie has many Sandler-esque funny moments, but it's actually quite sad. Click is about a man who is so bothered by the mundane in his life, that he wishes to "fast forward" through them, to the "really important" things. The movie is a lesson in taking time to stop and enjoy life, even in its little, boring, uncomfortable, moments. It made an impression on me. Sometimes we get so busy or so wrapped up in our own worlds that we fail to take in the little, but important, moments in our lives.

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I went down to inquire about a job as a caregiver/companion. It seems like something I might enjoy, while I'm waiting for my children's books to be published! I've always considered myself fairly compassionate, and in the church the older folks seemed to enjoy my visits.

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Tonight I relaxed with some TV until the kids arrived. Then the ex called and picked a fight over money with me. She went to yelling, so I just hung up. I think the kids were happy when they went to bed. Sarah had me go through this routine of putting 6 or 7 blankets on her, in a particular order. One of the blankets has a pig-faced pocket, into which I had to insert three of her Webkinz stuffed animals...in a particular position. Matthew and I laughed with her. It was a good way for them to drift off to sleep. I left their bedroom with a smile on my face, as they laughed.