Ordinary miracle

I love the song Ordinary Miracle by Sarah McLauchlan and have been singing it all morning. It reminds me of all of the things I have to be thankful for - profound and small. I start with this past weekend.

I had a wonderful time with friends on both Friday and Saturday nights. Friday was so fun! I brought the kids with me to Andrea's graduation party. I met a fabulous lady, Gretchen, (Andrea's sister-in-law) who I really hit it off with. We decided we were twins separated at birth - scary to think of more people like me out there, huh? She makes a very strong, mean lime drop so I ended up very happy and too tired to prepare for Super Saturday. I look forward to spending more time with her, but she lives in Seattle.

Saturday I got up at 4am and started getting ready for my Sensaria booth at Super Saturday. I got there at 8am and thankfully found someone (my Evergreen boss) to help me carry the EZ Up and tables. I found another vendor to help put up the EZ Up - sure, it's easy to put up with someone helping! The day wasn't near as nice as Friday with occasional downpours, wind and sun breaks. I bought a shirt from a great local T-shirt company whose booth was across the aisle. I wanted the Ghandi shirt, but they didn't have it in my size. The one I did get says "What is the use of a house if you haven't a tolerable planet to put it on? - Thoreau."

Alley brought the kids to Super Saturday on the bus - they liked that! I ate lunch with them, they wandered around with Alley, and took the bus back to her house. I left about 3pm to go get them and take them to my mother-in-laws in time to come back in the evening to tear down and pack up. What a long day!

Then Brianna, my spa sister Mary's daughter, watched the kids for the night so I could go to another graduation party. They seemed to enjoy having a sitter that wasn't a relative. :) I got the chance to get to know a friend of mine better and had a nice time.

I keep being reminded what a small world/planet this is: my friend John is leaving soon to work in the Galapagos Islands where he's a tour guide. When I logged onto my computer, a web site that came up said Kevin Bacon's favorite vacation location is the Galapagos. Kevin's son is coming to Evergreen in the fall. And Kevin's 'friend' Kyra's favorite charity is Natural Resources Defense Council (www.nrdc.org), where I am a supporter and on the Global Warming Map. My friend who is a tour guide in the Galapagos did his thesis on Global Warming...

This morning I went for a run/walk at 6am and it was beautiful! Again, so many "ordinary miracles" that I am thankful for! The sun was coming up, the air was cool and the trees, flowers and sky were all giving me reasons to be happy! That and the fact that I have a healthy body that allows me to run/walk. I am truly blessed!