"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"

Remember that song? It is defining my life right now but I must admit that I'm enjoying it!! But instead of sitting on the dock of the bay I'm sitting on the dock of spring which is my patio. There are so many things to watch from this vantage point and i love it! I have spent endless happy moments digging in the dirt planting flowers in a variety of containers that are the highlight of my patio dock. I have hung thistle socks for the finches and the activity and antics of the goldfinches can entertain me for hours. I've put out hummingbird feeders and am anxiously awaiting their return. There is a tree frog living in my watering can that I discovered quite by accident. I filled the can with water in the kitchen sink, watered my pretties on the patio, took the can back to the kitchen sink to refill it and turned my back, when i turned to check the water level there was this tree frog crawling out of it. I quickly placed him in a mason jar, finished watering my plants then returned him to his hiding place in my watering can. He came out last night to feed on the bugs that are drawn to the light coming from the windows. From what I saw of his hunting and gathering skills he went back to the watering can with a full belly. But with all this activity happening around and on my "dock" I have to admit the best part of it all is having my family enjoy it with me. We have already spent numerous hours on the patio with Jack, Katie, Brian, Dale and Zippy (the turtle). We have talked, played, laughed, grilled, and consumed numerous glasses of wine. This is the highlight and the times when I am happiest and the most content to be "Sitting on my Dock of Spring".

The big wait

Why do I feel like I'm always waiting? Even when I logged on to my computer I got frustrated because I had to wait. Sometimes it seems that I'm just plain waiting! Is this what life is all about? Have I discovered the answer to the eternal question "what is the purpose of life"? This is a short list of waiting: in line, for the light to change, the water to boil, the rain to stop, on a birth, for Grey's Anatomy, for someone to arrive, for spring, for the next trip to the beach, for the washer to finish the final rinse, to dig in the dirt, at the doctor's office, for the weekend, for sex, on plants to grow, on the next visit with my grandson, for my husband to come home, for an answer to prayer, etc., etc., etc. With each of these waits there are sub topics of waiting that is just mind boggling!! Here's the really funny part - I'm a natural born porcrastenator!!! So am I at peace with waiting? No, but I'm better at it now than I ever have been!!

The Roller Coaster

This is my very 1st post on my new blog and I have writers block, go figure! My daughter decided I need something to do with my time other than playing spider solataire. I have to admit that I have become addicted to that game but I hate it at the same time. It's amazing that I find myself with so much time on my hands but then again I am unemployed so maybe that explains it. Unemployment is a bitch!! You think you have things figured out and then somebody flushes your toilet and you have to start all over again. So while I am trying to redefine myself I'm finding that I don't want to! How many times must one "redefine"??? And while I'm on the subject does anybody else hate the virtual job search sites? it's endless!! I am continuing the job search because my husband is continuing his search for a large box that we can live in under the interstate or down by the river. You would think that by this time in our lives the roller coaster ride would be leveling out. Oy vey!! you never know when the roller coaster is going to stop but then when it does you're always disappointed!!