The LONG short Weekend

The Memorial Day weekend is now a memory and most of us are back to work.  Not a bad thing in my book. 

It was not a very restful weekend.  Kathleen and I did get to spend time with out son and granddaughter however.  It is always nice to have a little bit of 10-year old screaming in the yard.  Fun with the chickens and dogs and more fun with the  bubble wands we purchased at Walmart.

Jon and I went fishing on Sunday afternoon.  We found a really nice section of river to wade and both of us enjoyed our time on the water.  When we got home dinner was waiting – chili!  Nice end to a day of fishing.

Monday I spent most of the day in the barn.  Cleaning and cleaning and more cleaning.  It needed to be done and I truly do enjoy working in the barn.  It is my place to go when I need to be alone.  I could hear Jon and Sheri on the tractor.  Jon was teaching Sheri to drive!  Lots of giggles and yelling going on.  I did pray that they would miss the Jaguar but that was just about all.

The long part comes from looking forward to a long weekend with it just being K and me and then finding out that there will be other people around.  It does not matter who is around – that is not the issue – it does mater that someone is going to be around.  But, such is life.

Many times there are others in our lives who need to spend time with us.  Not so much that they need time with us as they need time with someone.  Someone with whom they feel safe and somewhere they can feel loved.  Life throws a lot of daggers and arrows at us and we just want a safe place to hide out. 

Me, I have a barn to go to.  Others need family.

And there in is the Long short weekend.