Rock and Roll!

They're here!

I hear the thunder rolling. That means spring storms.

I've lived in OK too long. I'm no longer scared, just absolutely fascinated. What good does fear do anyway? It never alters the course of the clouds as they march.

I find myself wishing it were daytime so that I could watch the clouds as the build and move. The sky was awesome on the way home tonight. I had a hard time keeping my mind on my "chauffeur's" conversation because the sun was setting and the light show was fabulous. I love the sky especially when it is shades of purple, gray and pink. It reminds me of mother-of-pearl for some reason. Not so much the glimmer as the subtle shades that bleed and blend into one another so that you can tell where the brilliant pink stops and the gentle salmon begins.

The storms are north of us at the moment and still far enough away that the rumble is faint and the lightning flashes only among the tops of the clouds. I think we're supposed to have more of the same tomorrow.

Tomorrow is haircut day, I've decided. After my fellow teacher-parent, new to hschooling this year, comes by to survey my book stash that is on its way out the door as a donation.....and takes what she needs, I am following her down the road because her gang will head for the library which is across the street from where I go to get the hair cut. Hmmm. I hope they're open on Monday..... They better be open on Monday. :- The best laid plans....

I'm going through the numbers one more time tomorrow afternoon and then the taxes are OUT OF HERE. I thought it was important to let it sit for a day. I finished entering numbers early this morning. We don't owe anything--which is always good news--and we don't get a whole lot back, which initially sounds like bad news, but actually means we didn't provide an interest-free loan to the government for a good part of the year. All in all I can't complain, and each year I get just a little more organized, things are just a little easier, even though I will always hate the crunch I put myself through. I did get finished early this year for me. Next year I'd love to make it a month earlier. Putting it off till late March/early April puts me at a time when I'd really rather be focusing on spiritual things instead of commercial things. I might as well be stuck inside doing taxes when the weather is less than ideal as well. These past couple days were gorgeous, and the wind finally died down, but I had no time to go walking in it. I was stuck fighting numbers and listening to college basketball because my crew who "doesn't follow basketball" can't seem to leave the television off. LOL!

Well, I'm going to close my eyes and listen to the thunder. And Pinky and the Brain. We turned off the sex and violence--all that was on TV tonight--and dragged out the tapes we recorded before P & the B went to cable. After a meal of roast chicken that was superb, I'm ready for a little R & R before it's back to the routine tomorrow. Spring break is over and it's time to rock and roll toward summer.