Simple pleasures......

The last day of August. Heat and humidity are hanging in the air like white gauze veil, and storms are lurking on the horizon. Alex starts his sophomore year tomorrow. He joined the "Publishing Lab" at school (newspaper)and we mailed in his application for the leadership course. I am proud that he's getting out of his comfort zone and joining things that will expose him to many people and experiences. He is also taking art this year, a natural talent of his but we had to wait for him to appreciate his talents and want to develope them on his own. You know as a parent when you say something it's not as important as when they discover it on their own.lol I'm enjoying this new work schedule. I like being in the office before everyone else and before I know it it's almost time to leave. I've been able to work with my daughter on areas that she has difficulties, and the general atmosphere of the house seems to be so much more relaxed. None of this would have been possible without my higher power and the program of AA. This program has taught me to change my attitude at the drop of a hat, to adjust as needed throughout the day. Last night on my way to the Monday night AA meeting, I received a phone call from one of our other plants saying one of our semi's was being held at the Canadian border and we were in danger of loosing thousands of dollars if they wouldn't let us cross into Canada. I whipped the car around and headed to the office to fax documentation and get out driver across the border. Before this would have disrupted my evening but believe it or not I'm learning to take things in stride. A phone call a few minutes later confirmed that our driver was able to cross and I closed my eyes and gave thanks to my higher power for giving me the ability to deal with this situation. I took advantage of being able to spend some extra time with the kids. Today was quiet, we worked on homework, Alex and I made dinner, my parents stopped by with my mom's best friend so we can say good-bye to her (she summer's in Wisconsin and winter's in Alabama). Showers, stories, goodnight kisses, just the simple things in life and yet I feel so grateful and content. To anyone who has struggled with the daily duties of life this is monumental. It reassures me that my program is at work. Softly, daily, one 24 hours at a time......contented sigh :)