Forward

Today I'm going to share with you one thing that I am very much looking forward to.

And you're all probably going to hate me for my answer, because every day I look forward to *TOMORROW*!!!

*BURST INTO THAT SONG FROM ANNIE!!!!*

I do, really. I never know what my tomorrows will bring. I mean, some things stay constant like my husband and kids, my pets, my house. These things, for the most part, stay the same for at least a few years at a time (for some of them).

Tomorrow, I could spontaneously invite a friend over who I haven't seen in a long time.

Or, I could take a walk down the street and make a new friend!

Tomorrow, could be the day that Elliott takes his first steps or says a sentence!

Tomorrow could be the day that Miranda jumps on her bike and rides it like a pro!
(She can pedal & balance it ... the starting and stopping for some reason are still eluding her.)

Those are, of course, the positive ways to look at things ... there is always the chance that something negative will happen too ... but I definitely do not dwell on those.

When Adam was in Iraq, I had to literally just block out all the thoughts that something bad was going to happen to him. My brain just couldn't handle thinking about it. It's a scary thing to send your husband off to war and I would have drove myself insane playing the 'what if' game. Same thing with Quinne's situation too. I have become a huge hater of 'WHAT IFs'!!!

But yet, I like to stay prepared too. I don't like to just throw all caution to the wind either. I like to call myself 'cautiously optimistic'. A realist perhaps. I like to be happy, so I think happy thoughts but I do not ignore the chance that bad things will happen.

For example, car seat safety! I don't expect an accident to happen, but if it does I want to know that my kids were as safe as they possibly could be. Hence why Elliott is still rear-facing and Miranda is still harnessed. 

Or, when we ride our bikes, we wear helmets and Miranda chooses to wear elbow, knee and hand pads.

It's nice to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I think perhaps, that is the ideal way to live. Although in some situations it is fun to just bare it all and do something daring. Just don't do something stupid. Live life to the fullest! Say yes! And always make sure your loved ones know you love them, you're proud of them and you appreciate all they do.

I hope my loved ones know that, and if you didn't. You do now!

Happy Saturday!