What a week!

What a week! Such a roller coaster really… so many things going on at once. People say, just settle down and slow down the pace. I seriously have a hard time doing that, unless I am sick, or just don’t feel right. I lost someone who was near and dear to me, and gained a whole new person in my life! Actually, two new people came into my life, for good. And boy is one full of energy, a cute little two-year old. I always thought I was ready for a baby later in my life, as a grandparent or something. But I have come to realize, young energy is a whole new concept these days! As I look back at when my Ashley was young, as a toddler I can’t even compare to my step daughter’s boyfriend’s little girl. She is just non stop energy. I don’t know where she gets her fuel from. It must be from the leaded pump. I don’t remember children being so high-octane, are they all like that these days? I found myself needing a nap after just one day! Of course, she had no intention of slowing down… let alone for a nap!

Well, each person is different and it is in life that we meet all those differences. Life is how we deal with all these different personalities I guess. Our choices come when we decide who we prefer to spend our time with, the high-octane? or the mellow yellow crowd? It also depends on what phase of life we are in too…

Anyway, I lost a wonderful spirit this week to a drunk driver. I call her my niece but she really isn’t because I am divorced from that part of my daughter’s family, technically. I haven’t talked to my ex-husband in a very long time but I talk to his family at least everyday, why is that? It’s only on Facebook, but I feel close to them. I have history with them, and they are all women so my husband shouldn’t feel left out, just a circle of friends who live twelve hundred miles away. I have always felt close to Nicole, but she deserves her own post, so maybe I’ll do that tomorrow or Monday.