Remember when I wrote about our New Year's Eve pizza bonanza, and my idea that getting all that unexpected free pizza was a sign that 2012 would bring us "more than we expected" in other ways?
Well, it has.
But not necessarily in a good way.
Sure, the weather has been delightful instead of frightful. But that's about all I can say.
Last night at choir rehearsal I learned another friend had been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, while another had suffered a serious mental collapse, and a third was in the hospital following a possible "brain bleed." My mental worry list has now stretched even farther across my brain, adding these folks to my heightened concerns about my dad, and my sadness over the impending death of my neighbor.
When we came home from rehearsal, I went outside with the dogs. It finally turned cold and blustery, and I was trying to hurry them inside. As I followed them through the back door, I tripped over my own toes and went sprawling on my face, landing my entire weight <crack> on the bridge of my nose.
And in case you ever wondered - yes, you do see stars.
And yes, there is an obvious, tiny broken spot just south of the bridge.
I'd like to start January over, please. I'm declaring this National Do Over week. Let's do the Etch-A-Sketch trick, shake up the past two weeks, and erase them so we can start again with more positive experiences this time around.
Anybody with me?
How about you? Has your year so far been delightful or frightful?
The bright spot in an otherwise troubling month? Seeing this little face pop up almost daily in my in-box:
