Our Wednesdays

I just posted this as my new profile picture on Facebook and  I love it!  I found this on the PBS website advertising "The Buddha"....a documentary airing on April 7th.   I actually put the date and time on my calendar so as not to forget.

I find this photo so calming and I believe that is probably why many Buddhists keep these portraits in sight.  An easy reminder of what life should be.  He looks wise and calm and thoughtful-all of the things I often wish I were in the course of an hour!

Tonight is my free night.  No kids at home from 4:15 until 7:00.  My husband's kids are with his ex and my younger two  have dinner with their Dad while my oldest works.  Jeff and I usually head out for dinner or sometimes we order in but it is definitely a delight to know that in the midst of our crazy, sticky life we have two hours and forty-five minutes to do as we wish.  No homework, phone calls, band meetings or band parents.  And, no sibling arguments, friends stopping by or in-law time.  Just us-the way it was long ago before we had even introduced our children.  I get the same feeling looking at this Buddha portrait as I sometimes do thinking about my Wednesday evenings.  Pure delight!

Oh, and, keep my Mom in your thoughts as she is traveling to Georgia to visit a client.  She has two fast food cards and a Walmart VISA without a pin number to keep her company.  Hopefully, she can make the trip without making a slip!  You certainly can't gamble at McDonald's, Wendy's or Walmart!  

Now, I am going to remember to  "Make today into the most wonderful day of my life."  ~Thich Nhat Hanh