February 21: Something Old, Something New

Today was a day when I consistently seemed to find new discoveries in old routines. For example, I installed a reading light (from Ikea, nonetheless) to the bed post of each child's bed and I actually did it without once having a meltdown because things weren't going exactly the way I had planned them in my head. Or, my wife and I were able to have breakfast out, just the two of us, at our local Orange Peel. I've had their scrambled eggs a few times but never with smoked kielbasa like I had them on this morning. My wife and I also had to pick up a few things for our upcoming Florida vacation; first at Kohls, then the Mall. And, I actually bought some new things for myself instead of just planning on wearing the same old shirts and shorts I wear year-after-year. Finally, I didn't have a chance to update my blog entries and I didn't stress about it. And, for those of you who know me well, know what a different experience that really is for me. Given that things seemed to be falling into place so nicely following this pattern, I decided to play the lottery, half-expecting to take home a few million in the process. The end result? Actually, I'm kidding about that last one...regardless of any type of karma, playing the lottery always ends up the same way for me and it's definitely not on the winning end.