while i've got a moment

 Early Saturday morning I picked Nic up from school. He left on Monday for the 8th grade field trip to Washington DC. He's worked hard this school year earning the money ($700) for this trip. I'm super glad he went because it meant the whole week I only had one school to drop off and pick up. It was brilliant. I'm also glad he went because he was able to visit:

• Gettysburg (including a ghost tour)
• Ford's Theater
• Arlington National Cemetary
• Air and Space Museum
• Capital Tour
• Williamsburg
• Night tour of Monuments
• National History Museum
• US History Smithsonian

 Sometimes I can't help snapping a picture of a sleeping kid.

We now have a large patio in our backyard. The big yard projects for the summer are almost finished

 We've started planting our garden. This cute kiddo helped me. Looking forward to eating delicious tomato's.

I chopped my hair off and I LOVE IT! It's taken me two years to get the guts to do this. I'm glad I finally did what my heart wanted.

I had an interesting truth given me this morning. When I'm down on myself I'm extremely judgmental of others. Sickly judgmental of others. What do you do with that? I recognize when I'm being judgmental I need to refocus. I can do this is many different ways. I also need to remember to do things that keep me mentally and emotionally healthy. This will keep me further from the negativity that judging whether positive or negative judgments of others brings into my life.