still alive

A day after my birthday I was wishing someone else a happy birthday and yummy cake. That's when I realized there was no cake for my birthday. And I told the kids that. Shortly after I found this:

from Rumi. Nearly everything she makes is beautiful. So, so happy I get to hug and kiss these kids a lot. Every day. And today another good thing happened.  I cried and cried while listening to stories on the radio. It really was the best experience I've had in a long while.

Today I discovered that the curb by Zachary's school is a very pretty color.