I have a theory...

Careful now... I might be treading uncharted waters.

But here it is:

Life is a giant roller coaster.

(I know... crazy!)

It seems my adult life, so far, has been filled with

questions that have no answers.

And it's discouraging times seventeen.

The craziest part...

(Mind boggling!)

Is that everything else around me is still normal.

Birds still sing in the mornings.

And I still must make lunch, ...not to mention dinner.

And Robs and Erik still want me to play... all day.

Robs and Erik are still much too short for roller coasters.

Lucky chaps.

So, even though I'd like the universe to PLEASE pause, while I figure things out...

It doesn't.

For example, today, while I was willing the universe to pause

we jumped on the trampoline.

And drew pictures of rhinos and turtles.

And played Hide and Seek.

And I gave Mae a shower, and combed her hair, and kissed her chins.

And I rocked her to sleep three times...

and then held her just so I could sniff her head for a while.

Because she's adorable and has fluffy hair.

But mostly because I know she'll be a baby for all of three point five seconds...

and then she'll be off.

The universe doesn't pause.

See what I mean?

One aspect of life is BLISSFULLY perfect...

The other:

ROLLER. COASTER.

Will it ever even out?

Or am I going to learn to have blissfully-perfect-crazy-downhills?

(btw... the first two photos? Taken by the Robs, Herself.)