Catch up

Today, I don't have to be at school. Yeah for that. Yesterday was busy, busy outside home, so now I have lots to do to catch up inside home. There is a deal going on at King Soopers (fresh veggies and blueberries), Yum. I need to take advantage of that. Mount Laundry is bigger than ever. The girls may have to go to school naked if I don't do something soon. There is an inch of dust (not quite that much) on things in our bedroom. I need to bake squash and do something with my eggplant before they go bad. You get the idea.

We are going to an Air Force Academy hockey game, Saturday night. We have never been to a real hockey game before, but we wanted to try it at least once. I went up to the Academy to buy our tickets and in the ticket office, there was a Mom from school, that I chat with all the time. Her son was one of my favorite string students, a couple of years ago. We said hello and I thought it was nice to see her. On my way out, I glanced at the sports history cases filled with Air Force Academy Sports memorabilia. Next to the cases were pictures of current coaches. My friend was the coach of the Air Force Academy Cheerleaders. It was funny that this should put my mind in a spin. I was thinking a couple of things. First, why would she enjoy talking to me? I know, poor self-esteem. You see, in High School, the cheer leaders only spoke to me when they needed help with homework. I like this woman and I am amazed that she has five children and is still able to coach. I am honored to be her friend. I thought about how we carry memories in our pockets, so close to our hearts. I thought about how quickly I judged her when I found out she was the head cheerleader. I am always thinking that I don't want to snub people less fortunate than myself. Until recently, I never knew that I snubbed people MORE fortunate than myself. The older I get, the more I see that God loves us all. It just doesn't matter. We all put our pants or cheerleader skirts on the same way. We don't all look the same in those pants and skirts, but we are all God's children with our own unique abilities. Perhaps she likes me for me. Perhaps......

I warned you. Deeper thinking going on today.