Projects and Meetings

I learned pretty fast that children are a reflection of their parents so Chris and I had a pretty big laugh when one recent Saturday Luke asked whether I worked that day or not. When I told him no, he said, "Then, we need a project." Now, who does that sound like?

I guess Luke's been following other conversations pretty well too. Chris and I typically compare notes at the end of our work day. I must talk about meetings a lot because now Luke will welcome me home saying that it's time for his meeting. When I ask him who is going to be at the meeting he replies, "You are." The meeting location? His playroom, of course!

So my days are filled with projects and meetings at home and at work and I couldn't be happier.

Attitude of Gratitude

A friend recently mentioned to me his daily and deliberate practice of recognizing something he's thankful for in his life - no repeats allowed - as a way of ensuring he has an attitude of gratitude. My response to him at the time was, "How Oprah of you." Later, I realized this was an area I needed to work on in myself more, because indeed there is so much to be thankful for in our lives. So many times, especially recently, it's been easier to focus on what isn't right, rather than what is.

Here is a feature from ABC News that continues on this theme. A good reminder to focus on the potential rather than the problem. https://mail01.paycor.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://abcnews.go.com/WN/PersonOfWeek/story?id=6254778%26page=1

Art Show

This week we went to an art show at Luke's preschool. It was so well done. Luke even had his own version of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and many other shall we say, impressionist designs.