Ten.One Thousand, Eight Hundred & Eighty-Two

1. I welcome back the dark mornings.

2. Today does feel like a coffee kind of day. I grab the white ceramic tumbler and set it on the counter.

3. This morning the sky is clear. Just soft blue and hot pink streaks.

4. He asks me when he can start practicing driving. I remind him that he will be starting in a parking lot first. Always a parking lot first.

5. How do I have a kid almost old enough to drive?

6. Superbloom.

7. The balance between not caring but also doing what needs to be done.

8. I walk into the line to get my order and the girl starts giggling. “Haven’t seen you open gyms. Where have you been?” I say with a smile. She giggles again and promises she will be there on Thursday. The benefit of being in a small town is that you can never hide. The downside of being in a small town is that you can never hide.

9. I will never get the answer I want.

10. Nevertheless, we plug along as best we can. Keep asking the right questions to get the job done.

11. I tell him that I don’t want to be angry anymore.