Respite Please!

“Somebody tell the world to stop – or just slow down.”

- Johnny Winter

“Time stand still – not looking back but I want to look around me now.”

- Rush



Way way way too busy this past month … three doctors appointments, a lung scan, Confession, a first Holy Communion, three times serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, a two-day garage sale, a visit from the in-laws, a visit from our friends from Pittsburgh, our eleven year anniversary, preparations for the trip to Paris (two trips to the bank and several to the library for French books), Mother’s Day, dentist appointment, two meetings with the day care owners, removing the grill from my deck –

AAAAAGCHHH!!!!

Now the wife is holed up in some ritzy four-star hotel in NYC for more meetings and conferences with her coworkers for the next three days. Strangely, this should provide me with a brief oasis – a respite, if you will – from the sturm und drang of life. After 8 o’clock, that is, once the little ones are abed. Most likely, though, that’ll be around 8:30 or so, even 8:45, as they take exponentially longer to get ready for bed the fewer adults there are around to corral them.

Tonight, I plan on reading my deliciously cheesy Area 51, and dip into some more string theory.

Mmmmmm … string cheese ….