Daily Diary – May 3 2010

Well I threw out my back today and my jaw is still really overwhelmingly painful but other than that, happy day here. I am feeling good on the inside.

I love watching Nathaniel walk around. He’s like Frankenstein and he’s so funny and so cute.

David got these glasses at the birthday party he was at and I couldn’t resist those lips.

And that smiley face of course.

Then we asked the big boy to wear them and he made a funny face of course.

And finally my three boys. The true joys of my heart.

Relatively uneventful day here. We went to school, wired money from the bank, did a layout, got some legos, got a new TV, and played a lot with Daddy. That’s about it.

Note to Self:
One of the biggest plot points of last night’s movie (City Island) was about lying. A tiny spoiler, but really not one, is that the mom, the dad, and the kids each smoke and yet they are all hiding it from the other three. It’s all a bit ridiculous and I am sure purposefully done so, but it’s not that far from the truth that so many people have so many secrets from their loved ones for a multitude of reasons. I am a big believer that secrets can ruin a relationship. I also believe they almost always come out anyway and it’s so much more work trying to keep it up all the time. I also think it almost always leads to more secrets, getting things more wound up and messier. I feel like it’s best to be honest as much as humanly possible. If you can’t trust your loved one to have an open mind and to assume the best of you, there are deeper issues there anyway. If you’re doing something your loved one would really really be sad to know, well then should you really be doing it? I am not naive enough to think people aren’t lying to me but I do wish and hope that people who are really close to me know that they can always tell me the truth and I will do my best to keep an open mind and a trusting heart. And I hope this goes for my close friends too. That I can be honest with them and trust that it’s kept safe. It’s hard though, isn’t it? Telling the truth….

Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. We saw City Island last night and it was amazing. I laughed and laughed. I am so thankful for good and funny movies. I think they are very rare.
2. Our much-larger-and-so-nice TV arrived today and it’s so pretty. It’s making me a bit overwhelmed but also so very happy.
3. I have been taking it really easy with layout a day so far and I’m using all these super-happy colors and I am really enjoying the process so much. I am thankful for this relaxed and positive attitude and I hope it stays around.

Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. Playing with lego men. I bought David a box of just lego men and he was thrilled to bits.
2. I’m grateful for my school, Mom, he told me.