color.

Today I was in Monroe for a millisecond.

The three pirates and I were en route- 

laughing ourselves silly...

Squísh was telling hilarious jokes.

I saw an overpass, a train track, and a billboard, 

And for a millisecond I was driving around the one and only Pecanland Mall.

It felt so normal. 

We've adapted here.  We have a new normal...

But I've been holding my breath for our real 'normal.'

As in holding my breath since Halloween...

...and I'm finally feeling it.

The pirates have been tossing me pop quizzes.

"Quick!" they say... "How do you deal with this?"

And then Squísh throws herself backwards,

or Enriqueface screams for an hour and a half, 

or Robs melts as the bus is minutes from arriving.

I mostly answer "Patience, of course" 

but every now and then I fire back with 

"The circus" or "North Korea."

It doesn't ever do any good- but the irreverent mother within gets a nice chuckle. 

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I will survive... 

Yesterday our realtor called to let me know our closing date 

moved up a couple days.

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Sing praises.