There are two "little guys" in my life who I love like crazy. First, of course is my son Ryan (I love all my sons, but the other three are past the stage of adoring me like Ryan does, LOL). Ryan is a six year-old kid who almost always sees the positive side of things. Naturally he has his grouchy moments, but his overall outlook is so happy and positive that he is great fun to be around. I need to be more like him!
My other little guy is my grandson, William. I just got back from visiting him in California, and it was so fun to see his smiles and hear his giggles. Like Ryan, he is easygoing. William is a baby who doesn't fuss for no reason, he saves it for when he really has something to say. One day while I was in California, we were taking advantage of a photo-op near a restaurant when a guy walked by and said to his companion, "That's the cutest baby I've ever seen". So when I say William is exceptionally cute, it's not just my prejudice talking!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
New Year
It's 2008. I remember when I was in elementary school and there was talk about "the year 2000" - always with futuristic, science fiction undertones. I calculated how old I would be when the new millennium hit, and realized that I would be 38 years old! Then I figured I probably wouldn't be around for 2000, seeing as I would be so elderly and all.
A lot of my fantasies about the 2000's actually turned out to be true. We have so much technology that was seriously in the realm of science fiction when I was a kid - my computer and cell phone are far superior to what Star Trek was coming up with.
For my future I envisioned that I would either be a glamorous, single, famous author or a beautiful mommy with an adoring husband spending my life creating and maintaining a beautiful home. Neither of those happened. Not even close. So now I don't really think about what the future will hold. I've been around long enough to know that even the "best laid plans" rarely work out the way I expect so there isn't any point in laying any plans or dreaming any dreams.
It will be interesting to see what 2008 will bring. I know what I want to see happen, but since I won't get what I hope or want I hope that good surprises will outnumber the inevitable disappointment and pain.
A lot of my fantasies about the 2000's actually turned out to be true. We have so much technology that was seriously in the realm of science fiction when I was a kid - my computer and cell phone are far superior to what Star Trek was coming up with.
For my future I envisioned that I would either be a glamorous, single, famous author or a beautiful mommy with an adoring husband spending my life creating and maintaining a beautiful home. Neither of those happened. Not even close. So now I don't really think about what the future will hold. I've been around long enough to know that even the "best laid plans" rarely work out the way I expect so there isn't any point in laying any plans or dreaming any dreams.
It will be interesting to see what 2008 will bring. I know what I want to see happen, but since I won't get what I hope or want I hope that good surprises will outnumber the inevitable disappointment and pain.
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