Shitty Day

Had pretty much a shitty day today... too many reasons to document here, but for all intents and purposes, one of the worst days in a long time.

Found myself welcoming the 'old' friends for comfort. Had a Sonic hamburger for lunch, Dairy Queen for a snack this afternoon and a lovely beverage at dinner. Didn't really fix anything. Nor did the yard work that I did in hopes that some physical labor (and working off a few calories) would make me feel better.

Found these notes in Colin's lunchbox when I went to pack his lunch for tomorrow though... and suddenly, the outlook was much better.

How is it that life changes so much? To a five year old, life is so simple. He loves his momma, his daddy and his sister and that is all that really matters. He was SO proud of these notes... so proud of his new found ability to communicate in writing. Suddenly, my day isn't so bad. I guess I have a lot to learn from my little boy.... how amazing it is that it took my five year old to remind me that the 'old' friends won't work... and that all it takes is a refocus on what really matters. (Although I have to admit that the Dairy Queen and the lovely beverage were really nice... sometimes you just need to allow yourself those things...)