Some things I think are pretty cool

"Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest. It's about who walked into your life and said "I'm here for you" and proved it."

Getting texts like this in the morning as I wake up from a friend . Felt so good to be there for her so intensely during and intense time for her . Made someone I knew pretty well and considered a friend into a forever friend 

 Doing a family photo shoot in the park in sept  fall weather Something that has been on my bucket list for years and finally made happen . So much work to coordinate outfits and get all 5 of us together during the day . We made it happen and we actually had a blast . It was so fun and we laughter and joked around and loved our photographer 

I am really loving ( some days of the week ) having young adults at home . I love the funny and curious texts Chase writes me .. I love driving Bear to the gym ( well he drives and I sit there ) .. I love watching Beauty wear her oversized clothes to hip hop and her new style emerge and her shy smile when she doesn't want us to see she is happy 

I think it is especially cool that the night before I can find all three of my kids highly irritating and have it out with them and the next day feel so close and bonded with them . Part of life and comes with the ups and downs I guess . I have a feeling that the next 5-7 yrs will be some of the best years as a family watching there process of emerging into adults ( if they live here with us which is not guaranteed at all !! ) . They will also be some of the most Challenging as a family as they display their independence and autonomy and play by their own rules - but I love watching them emerge 

I like sharing a home with young adults like chase . Where he goes to get groceries and not tell me because we need them .. Where he makes huge meals for " gains " where he has his own cegep life and we see eachother in the mornings as we all prepare for work . It is such a privilege to share this part of his life with him and get to watch him evolve daily and mature . With him and bear both I feel like we almost live in a commune now and share the work and the food and the life 

And then thankfully still have our baby girl to even it out a little ( although everyone thinks she is 18-20yrs old by her looks so not much of a baby girl anymore ! ) I like seeing chase discover he likes smoke meat and bear realize he likes working out at gym 9:30-10:30pm and beauty realize she can't stand her own room if it is messy and have a very set and continuous routine of making sure all is tidy 

I love watching all the seeds grow 

I love the texting relationships I share with many people in my lives . My friends and colleagues and my friends hubbies who are my friends too . It makes my day to have these  great texting ( and real life ) relationships 

Work . And where it can go if I want it to . Transformation and the ability to be constantly changing . Work and what I know the future hold for me . Making my highest contribution in the world and realizing my full potential . Knowing it is always up to only be

My mom and sharing life with her so closely and intimately . It has all been so hard so much of the time but I am so glad I am by her side and she is beside mine . Yesterday a random woman in a restaurant came up to our table and commented on our relationship with tears in her eyes missing her own mom . She was saying what we have is so precious . Don't I know it ...