elusive things.....

Some elusive things in my life lately have been:
REST - cannot seem to get enough sleep or rest. That is a first for me, as I usual hit the pillow and I am out like a light, these days I am wake up in the middle of the night for one reason or another then find it really difficult to quiet my mind and body enough to go back to sleep quickly.

SANDALS - sounds simple enough. Locate a pair of sandals, find your size and purchase them. Well, female sandals are much the same throughout the city at the moment. They are all made with little heels, tall heels, chubby heels, wedged heels....all very nice and impractical. I need practical, I'm on a cement floor at work and my feet demand flat, comfortable, properly fitted shoes....now with that in mind ....go looking for sandals. Oh, yeah there is the thong, the flip flop, the little plastic ones that melt to your feet as the days goes on!! I searched and searched for walking sandals that would not cost a small house payment!! I did finally find a pair, but it took almost two weeks of searching....really how elusive should summer sandals be?

Good health - I am tired of this cough/cold thing. It's been too long with me, I have been to the Doctor...it's just gonna take time. Doesn't make me any happier knowing that it's just gonna take time.....ah, well. Soon.

Contentment - I am fairly jumpy these days. When the phone rings, questions pop into my head - is Dad okay? is Mom okay? something happen? I don't seem to find myself "settled" anymore, anxious would be a good word, I suppose.

Those are a few things that are elusive.....but life is okay. We are moving along day by day, trying to enjoy things as they come along, taking the bad along with the good. Today, hopefully if all goes well, Dad & Mom will be here for a little while and if the weather permits we can sit out on the deck for a bit. Little things like that, hoping it makes Dad feel good to be outside with family around. Watching Molly blow bubbles, listening to the birds sing and smelling the barbequed hamburgers .......not everything is elusive, sometimes you gotta grab hold of a few of the good things in life and hang on to 'em for a few minutes!!!