Tag: anticipation
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When Might We Expect You?
Mason is already a pokey puppy. Not even born yet, he’s bypassed his due date and made everyone’s schedules just a little more challenging. Big sister Brooklyn might be better with the wait than anyone else–she’s being gently though decisively dethroned for a new brother. She still doesn’t know what to expect. Tiffany is ready…
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Begin Fresh, Finish Well
Waiting can be a mixed bag. We welcomed two new grands into the family recently. The anticipation of the boys’ arrival was filled with wonder. Who would they look like? What will they grow to become? Two more grands are coming in the months ahead, and we await their arrival with the same hope and…
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Anticipation Has Left The Building
It looked like a graveyard. Christmas blow-ups. Deflated and dejected in their decompressed sadness. We went walking a few days after Christmas, and I felt despondent when I saw the dead-looking blow-ups. It was the let-down of the after-holiday rush. The anticipation was past. Nothing immediate to look forward to. And I was tired.…
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Anticipation–It’s Making Me Wait
I’ve never considered myself a good waiter. Not the kind that works in a restaurant. I always wanted to do that because I love talking to people. I’m talking about the “you-can’t-have-what-you-want-now” kind of waiting. More than a little selfish. Like a child who wants everything they see on commercials. Only more grown up with…
Tip of My Iceberg 