Hi there.  We had a wonderful weekend in Toronto.  It is such an awesome city to visit.  The kids loved the CN Tower (me, not so much- too high & I’m a wimp) and Phantom was absolutely incredible.  I think Toronto is one of my favorite cities.  There is just so much going on all the time and the subway is much cleaner than in Chicago. 

Things are great in Troy, too.  May is my favorite month by far; the flowering trees are fully bloomed. Incredible purples, yellows and reds.  The sun is almost always out and we play outside daily.  With temps in the mid-70’s, this weeks looks very promising.  Wahoo. 

Natalie wants to open the pool today - she's been walking around in a swimsuit all morning.  I keep reminding her, just a couple more weeks.  That is something I'm really looking forward to this summer- being outside, swimming, playing.  Last summer before my surgery I was taking a medicine that made me supersensitive to the sun.  It was difficult to watch from a shaded distance while the kids played and swam.  In summer's past, the kids and I lived in the pool.  It was great to have that one-0n-one time with them.  I am eager for that again.

Other things in life are ok.  Not sure about my professional career -- looks like I am going to apply for a part-time teaching position in a nearby district for this fall.  I haven't interviewed yet for the position at our church.  Things move slowly there - I am not completely sure what our pastor has in mind for the position of education director.  I have been told part-time, may-be full-time.  Right now, I'm just going with the flow.  I really like the idea of teaching.  I just received my updated certificate from the state - it would be fun to be back in the classroom.  We'll see...

A close friend of mine is in need of extra prayers.  Ronda's dad has congestive heart failure and a very bleak outlook.  She lost her mother to cancer a couple years ago, so things are especially difficult for her right now.  I know this has been said a billion times before - but life is truly such a special gift.  It really does matter how you choose to live each day.  It goes so fast....

Alrighty.... it's Monday.   Have an incredibly wonderful week.  The sun is shining, birds are chirping, I'm sure someone is singing "Zippity-do-dah" out there somewhere... 

Enjoy life - Always, Michelle