Flypaper thoughts almost home edition

•  Day after tomorrow we will be back on my street
• Already doing some re-entry adjusting
• Wondering if there will be mouse poop under my pillow like there was two years ago
• This year I took my pillows with me
• Tried to debrief our time away with my husband tonight
• What did you enjoy best I asked?
• Well everything he said
• It was all great
• That man enjoys himself no matter what
• But that doesn’t lead to in depth debriefs
• So I will do that with you
• I learned a lot
• For instance that there is a real bird called a road runner who runs around Texas
• At top speed, including through our campsite
• Identical to how they look in the old cartoon
• Can’t say that about everything
• I learned that if you decide you need a haircut and you are in the middle of nowhere
• The dog scissors, an RV bathroom, and no glasses
• Are not an ideal combination
• If you had to have two out of the three I would say to keep the glasses for sure
• And go for the mirror a probably
• Try to sub the dog scissors
• Might not be doing head shots in my next round of garment photos
• I learned that the ticks you catch on your arm
• Really look a lot like the pictures in the doctor’s office
• And that Texas is absolutely full of wildflowers in the spring
• Even the cacti
• Completely amazing
• The desert does bloom
• I learned that it really is possible to be flat out doing next to nothing
• So you can just stop worrying about that one right now
• Retirement is covered
• I learned that cowboy boots actually look pretty sharp with summer dresses
• And that I absolutely have to get some next year
• And that the age you really shouldn’t been wearing them
• Is probably the exact same age when you no longer care
• I learned that the sight of a granddaughter who is completely and absolutely identical
• To her father when he was the exact same age, yesterday
• Is both comforting and awe inspiring
• And exactly what you were meant to see this time round
• Now it makes sense
• I learned that any place called a Washeteria probably has dryers that only do High Heat
• And that there is no fabric on earth that doesn’t shrink or pill
• But that there is so much entertainment at the Washeteria that this seems like a small price
• Besides that 85 year old man who assured me he was a cowboy
• Thought I had class
• You go where you can get it
• I learned that it is possible to be very happy with your spouse
• In a very small space for two months
• If he is a very good cook
• And you are knitting
• I learned that the sound of rain on a metal roof is still sweet
• And the stars are still there
• And marshmallows burnt on the outside
• Beat any dessert anywhere else
• And that you just pull the twigs off
• If you need to
• I learned that showers don’t have to be long
• That leaving your watch at home is fine
• That going for an after work walk with a son
• Is worth the 2,500 miles it took to get there
• But most of all
• That if you let everything just stop
• It doesn’t matter one bit