Sunday, August 3, 2008

Slowly coming up for air



                                

We snapped a few adorable pre-bedtime pictures tonight.  I just had to share them with you.  

Homeostasis is in sight; the tortoise sees the finish line!  The bends were a bit better today, though our nerves remain frazzled.  Why is effective communication the first casualty of exhaustion?  Ironic, in the most dire of situations we have the most difficulty asking for help.  Or maybe just recognizing we need help.  Tone and attitude are the second and third flanks that fall.  Then the gloves come off!  That remnant fear and those counteractive "what-ifs" are still reeking a little havoc.    

At least we are recognizing our heightened sensitivities and are trying to accommodate one another.  But troubles never last longer than a quick exchange; we have been quick to apologize, forgive, and move on.  Grudges get you nowhere!  And we have places to go and folks needing to hug Miles.  I've got two really superb partners for this journey.  


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