Sittin' in the mornin' sun....

It's summer and I want to read Like Water for Chocolate again. It has to be the heat. Summer...a time of rest for some but a time of work for me. It's good work, don't get me wrong. But it's still work. I would be grateful for a little rest. Maybe a day or four spent on the beach, freshly polished toes in the sand and coconut oil slathered on shoulders that cry out for a kiss from the sun. A light shade of brown to replace the darker shade of pale on my legs and just enough sunshine to turn the ends of my hair red. Pandora app tuned to Otis Redding, Cowboy Junkies, Allman Brothers, Mazzy Star and whatever other eclectic mixes I can think up.

My rest will come. But for now I have preparations to make. I have an office to organize. I say I'm going to do this every summer. But the only summer that it truly happened was the one when I was making preparations for Baby Wes' fall arrival.

It's that time again. Surprisingly. As in, not planned. Not planned, but welcome.

Up to this point I have been cautious and wary of sharing this news. I learned the hard way about announcing these things too soon, only to be the one comforting others just as they were trying to comfort me. I said it was fine and I was okay. It wasn't. And I wasn't.

Years have passed and oddly enough, I wouldn't change them. Circumstances make us who we are. And today, I am "mommy" to a wonderful little five year old boy. And last night, his daddy and I had the awesome privilege of watching his face light up as we told him that he is going to be a big brother. He skipped and jumped and shouted through the house. "Yippee!" and "Yeeeeehoooooooo!!" I could never have imagined his exact reaction. But I sat in quiet thankfulness that we have been blessed enough to give him this gift.

Stay tuned. I have a feeling this is going to be one sweet ride.