settling in . . .

I meant to do this as a new post but it ended up under comments, so it is here twice. Sorry about that . . .

Thank you all for your nice thoughts. My family and I have been trying to stay close - getting together on the weekends and so forth. It has been very comforting.

I wrote a couple of things while sitting up in my new bed in my new house looking out my new (actually very old) window across to a meadow, sipping a cup of coffee and relishing the peace and quiet and promise of a Saturday morning. I will post them here. I don't know whether either of them will turn into anything, but it's fun to jot down one's thoughts:
1.
the owl
the meadow
the woodpecker
all sing their congratulations
affirming my blind leap to freedom
and welcome me home

2.
It is quiet. The rain falls steadly, gently, making a soft backdrop for the birds' song. The dogs wait faithfully by the bed. This old house makes blissful sighs at having life within its walls again. The bureau is perfect by the window - they greet each other like long lost friends. Long awaited peace and rightness are beginning to settle in.


Rightness? I know it's not a word, but it is exactly what I want to say and I can't think of an exact synonym.

life continues to happen

So . . . when it rains it pours. May 24th, took a day off to pack up because closing on new "non-marital" house on Friday the 28th and the phone rings. My dear brother at 54 had passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Spent a lot of time that week staring into space. So, instead of closing on my house on Friday I closed on Thursday on my way to New Hampshire for the viewing. Buried my brother on Friday, came home Saturday and spent my first night in my new house on Saturday. Had to postpone internet installation due to being out of town . . . still have no internet. The great thing about all this is there's plenty of food for thought for writing! I actually sat up in bed yesterday and wrote a poem, but since I am at a friend's house for the internet I don't have it with me. Hope to have internet by Wednesday - looking forward to a quiet week unpacking and getting caught up on paperwork at work and just reflecting. Reflecting . . . lots of reflecting going on. Am also looking forward to doing some writing - very therapeutic. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?

life happens

While some in the class are having babies, and some are getting married, I am in the process of ending a thirteen year marriage and moving into a new house at the end of the week, hopefully with my two beautiful children. I am sharing this because I want to explain a certain level of distraction in my work. This, I believe, is going to be a very positive change for at least three of us and I can't wait for the future! That said, it's not easy right now and I must apologize for my brief attempts at posting.

I keep trying to post pics of my beautiful children but it keeps not working!

What??