In the Positive

Today had a series of minor setbacks, the worst of which was spending over forty-five minutes cleaning out the dishwasher because a glass broke in it. A close second was discovering that my fear of heights is still nearly paralyzing as I tried to figure out how to fix the heater exhaust on my garage's roof (the solution? Pay someone else to do it). Those moments (and a few others) were washed away by various high points:

Getting to see some of my students' award-winning artwork at the Kenai Fine Arts Center (Connor kept reading the students' names on the work and asking if they were mine or not; he seemed to be keeping a running tally).

Connor showing me his "secret hideout" which is a split moss-covered boulder on our property (I'll keep the actual location secret).

Rowen and I having a classic lightsaber battle in our darkened living room after we finished watching The Force Awakens (having just picked up the movie yesterday).

Finally handing over the keys to our rented house. When I asked the boys if they wanted to go in one last time, they all declined. Trevor went so far as to say that he never wants to go back there again. He doesn't think it was a bad place; he said that he had just seen enough of it.

I think I'll choose to focus on the high points and not on the things that I failed to get done.