Living Rarefied

Things have been pretty good lately. I have spent a lot of time with people I want to be with and people who want to be with me. I got to see my Mom 3 days in a row, Sat-Mon… Was on about a 5-day streak seeing/hanging with my Dad. Helping him with his new Apple notebook, converting contacts, calendar items, notes, tasks, files from a Windows notebook to an Apple.

I am a little panicked about this fall and what Young Life will look like, but I am not as worried as I was a year ago.

New friendships are forming, although excited to grow, I am not looking far ahead. Trying to stay in the present and actually doing a good job at it.

My nextdoor neighbor isn't as rude to me anymore, at least she says hello now. There was a whole drama over the last year about her wanting to bury her power lines across my yard (they run diagonally across my yard and hers) I wouldn't sign the easement, because I have heard it will decrease the value of my property as there would be no option to expand to a 2-car garage. She's been pretty bitter about it and I see no reason to fight. But I think she is finally accepting that overhead powerlines are the way it has to be for now..

I guess there is only 2 things I am really anticipating or not living in the present about… My sister Leah moving home soon, and finishing the basement so I can get a big-screen TV to watch movies, sports, OC and 24 on this fall. Not sure when either will happen, but hopefully soon. I have no control over when Leah gets home from California, and I have been doing research and saving for the TV. I may not have any new furniture to watch the TV on, but you can rest assure the TV will be there.

Ethan Daily