A little mind rambling

Terry decided to practice her getting even tactics last night while the house slept. This morning I walked into the kitchen and found about a million itty bitty pieces of wood scattered as far as the eye could see. She dragged a log off the wood rack and chewed it into as many small pieces as she could. She must have been one busy pup last night. If that’s the worst she does… Obviously she feels something in the air. But she is exhausted today so is being a very, very good girl all curled up on her bed. Betcha she’s dreaming about more great ideas, though.

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Yesterday I sort of peripherally noted that my across the street neighbor was out working in her yard. I wasn’t paying attention to what she was doing. But last night the pine tree in her front yard suddenly came to life with lovely white lights. The tree is squarely in my line of vision from my living room window and afforded me a lot of pleasure. It is absolutely stunning.

She planted the tree about 5 years ago. It was a tiny thing when she planted it and, as time has passed, it has blended with the landscape. I lost track of just how quickly the tree has grown. When it suddenly burst into light last night it was awe inspiring. The tree must stand nearly 20 feet high now. It seems larger than life when lit. This morning, with the light of day, the tree blended back into the landscape and just looked like the tree that has been there for a long time. I’m looking forward to nightfall again. I don’t know why this tree is any different than the others in the neighborhood that are decked out for the season, but for some reason, this tree is a show stopper. I mean, my breath literally caught in my throat last night and I just stood gazing at it for the longest time.

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In about 24 hours I will be in PA. Does anyone get the sense that I’m just a little excited? A friend of mine wondered this week how I’ll adjust to having the lad in the house again. I’ve grown accustomed to having the house to myself and my own way of doing things on my own time and schedule. Having him here will be simply wonderful, naturally. Right now, I can’t really think beyond that. He did mention, though, that by the third week of his vacation, he will probably start really looking forward to getting back to school and his normal life. That’s to be expected. Vacations are wonderful things, but they are just vacations. The question is...will I feel the same way? Well, whatever. That’ll work itself out in the coming weeks.