Going Round... and Round

There is so much in my head but really nothing to say...

• Summer is so YUMMY this year. The blooms, the grass, the sky, the colors- green- blue-yellow....
• Can't get enough of the beach. The sand- the waves- the sun.... the seashells
• So much to do- but I desire to do nothing- but read... and knit...
• Watched The View yesturday morning-( I used to enjoy catching a snippet of that show years ago- needing a bit of a girly gossip fix) turned it off after 5 minutes- will never turn it on again. All they did was fight and yell at each other and basically chastise Elizabeth for her conservative views- I am usually quite liberal- but I can appreciate listening to the more conservative views- why can't people be more open minded- and obviously she is not the only conservative person in the US- Bush was president for 2 terms.
• Struggling with my love/hate feelings about COMMERCIALISM- is it evil.... is it what our country is founded on.... I really do love new funky kitshy things.... but why does it pull me in opposite directions? Is consummerism KING?
• Just read The Friday Night Knitting Club- good read- not breathtaking. I heard that they are making a movie out of it and Julia Roberts is to star in it-- could be rumor-- i don't know. But I must say if she is -- it is really going back to her Steal Magnolia's days... that kinda turned me off. Plus she is older that the character. But I guess Hollywood does not care about that after all- I mean Meryl Strep in Mama Mia-- don't get me wrong I really like Meryl. But she is not thirty somthing.... or even forty something...
• August 1st- a month till school starts- I feel like I have been on vacation forever. And I am totally freaked out about my classes. Should be easier than last semester- but I have to say I have anxiety at the prospect of starting new with the beginnning of each semester. Why? I just don't know- what if I can't do it-- what if the load is too big-- what if I fall into old habits-- I dreamt last night that I started skipping classes. Oh MY- the fear... I work hard for my A's. Really hard- I want my work to be good. Really only for myself!
• August 1st- I love August... And June... July just always feels like a month of limbo to me... Can't explain why.
• Oh- and therapy is going great with Ceci--- not really the therapy sessions themselves-- but my time with her. I have been really working hard to create and evironment rich in language for her-- but fun language-- she has gone from 2 words to 50+ words. Each day I can add new ones- spontaneous words that she chooses as well as the "functional" ones that I choose. Her expressive language has moved from the evaluation of being at the 12 month old level to the 2 year old level (work on clear articulation is still needed). It is wonderful!!!!

God is great!