Avoidance and Appreciation

It's late and would you believe I'm the only one awake? Suzy and Tim are asleep on the couch with the TV on but they've been out for quite a while. Some of it is jet lag from their European vacation.....but most of it is from cleaning out our attic from the countless boxes thrown up there with a promise to "sort it out later". It's been a year and we haven't made it up there yet. We keep thinking that we will sooner or later.....but I really think it is wishful thinking on our part. It looks so much nicer and they got rid of so many boxes of"stuff" I just couldn't bring myself to throw or give away. I really see the necessity for doing it but some how there was always something more important or some other project that caught my attention.

I wonder sometime if I have attention deficit or if it's a lack of discipline on my part? Seems like I always have good intentions and even start rather well on a project only to be lured away by the hope of a more interesting passing thought or idea. My mom used to call it being sidetracked by rabbit trails......which usually takes me off track and completely off course from whereI first started. I always end up in another room looking at a magazine or running from the dust bunnies I uncovered trying to get the shoe I kicked under the bed while avoiding the basket of laundry that needs to be washed.

I need to get to bed as my head is full of random thoughts that make no sense even to me. Too many projects that need to be started.....but would I ever finish them? Ahh.....that is the question!!

I'm really thrilled that I have such creative children. Suzy can visualize how to make things attractive and Tim has the expertise to make her dreams a realitiy. Becky is so masterful with writing and blogging and her computer skills amaze me. Andy is funny and charming and always makes me laugh. I think that maybe my special skill is to be an appreciator! Some one needs to notice how wonderful they are!