what a month.  june is always nuts around the van ness house but it seems to have been kicked up a notch this year.  with the multiple graduation invites that brings about 1001 emotions joy, excitement, sadness, guilt(for not attending all & providing w/ a gift) dance recitals, weddings, town rummage, camps, workouts, and this year drivers ed.  whew!

add to all the above 1 house totally gutted, 1 house mid remodel and 1 house longing to be purchased which would require 1 of 2 houses to be sold.  soon!  which means one must be done soon.  not an easy or stress free task.  my patience is tried and the disappointment is high and the tolerance low as well as the motivation.  i find it amazing how 4 people can have a common goal but zero commonality on how to get there.  this makes 3000 sq. ft. feel very very cramped.

4 frazzled individuals does not = a good time. and i'm struggling to keep the positive outlook and smile in my heart.  i can get it on my face but past the surface is another story.

in addition june is the chosen month to honor dads.  (oh look another monkey wrench)  well, once upon a time there was a little girl who was told (and she felt) she was the apple of her daddy's eye.  and then she grew up.  the end.  may you have a happy fathers day james a.draper.  i still love you & those distant memories.

grades came, not to shabby.  test scores even better.  all & all i was proud.  i've got some pretty smart kids :) proud.

feeling a bit blue today.  sometimes i wonder if  with out prodding i'll be given a compliment, hug, kudos, pat on the back and the oh so sought after 'i love you'.  hopeless romantic at heart...not sure it's a great trait.  especially when it gets lost.

ready for the moon to make an appearance.  ....looking forward to laying my head down and closing my eyes.  perhaps my dreams will bring about a smile from the inside...if only for a moment.