Magic Carpet

You have a magic carpet
That will whiz you through the air,
To Spain or Maine or Africa
If you just tell it where.
So will you let it take you
Where you’ve never been before,
Or will you buy some drapes to match
And use it
On your
Floor?

(One of my favorite Shel Silverstein poems that has take on a whole new meaning for me!)

Overwhelmed

Dictionary Definition: to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything

My Definition:  having to make my bed everyday and follow Lucy (and her fur) around with the vacuum in the hopes of selling my house, realizing that I can't afford to sell my house, spending hours on the phone and computer  renewing my passport and ordering a copy of my birth certificate, having the post office lose my birth certificate (and not care nearly as much as I did), meeting sweet baby Graham and realizing I won't be here to celebrate his 1st birthday, going from the police station to the courthouse and then up and down the the courthouse stairs 3 times to get a piece of paper with 1 checkmark showing I haven't been arrested... the list goes on and on.

If I can actually survive the next 114 days and make it to Amsterdam it will be a miracle...