Life in Words.

(not in any particular order) 1. The happy coffee guy who made me a really good latte this morning. 2. Clean air to breathe. 3. Warm, sunny summer...finally after a year with two winters in a row for us! 4. Quinn is happy at school once again. 5. Forgiveness from my children for not being a perfect mother. 6. My mom and dad who still love each other. 7. My sister who is sisterly perfection. 8. Matthew his humor. 9. A healthy body that will do most things. 10. Willie Nelson. 11. Talking things through with people who love me and feeling better. 12. Knowing exactly who my go-to people are. 13. Really cute babies wrapped up on their mamas' backs just along for the ride. 14. The first swim of the 2012 pool season yesterday. Water temp was 60 degrees but my kids didn't care! 15. Listening to Ben talk like he's 16. 16. Quinn's reaction to his new bike. 17. Considering my sister-in-law Julie a true soulmate even though we don't get to see

There is this weird thing in SA and I learned today that mistakes are not welcome when it comes to "now." Because I am not working in an office or part of anything organized really, I don't get the opportunities Jake does to learn how things are said, what they mean, where they are, etc. In other words, I am a slow foreign learner. A few weeks ago my friend Sandy (across the street neighbor) was going to come over for a glass of wine. She said, "I'll be there just now ." So I quickly open a bottle of white, pour her a glass, and add the ice that she likes. After all, she just lives across the street and she said she would be here now. Twenty minutes later she arrives. This is when I got my first lesson on "just now." I would equate "just now" in South Africa to "in a few minutes" everywhere else. So I learned not to pour the wine and add the ice if she is coming just now. And then there is "now now." Now now means