I'm watching the Rose Bowl Parade
on this 1st of January, 2022,

After a couple of miserable,
harrowing days
when almost everyone who
came to our party
got sick 
with a nasty
stomach bug!
I’m pretty sure
I didn’t  accidentally
poison them; 
none-the-less…

“Dream, Believe, Achieve”
is the theme this year
of The Rose Bowl
Parade,

and
30 years and an hour ago
I was giving birth
to a lovely baby
who turned into 
a wonderful man—
husband, father,
soldier, son, 
and always a farmer
at heart.

Where did the years go?

Back to the parade

First LeAnn Rimes
belted out her song,
“Throw My Arms Around The World”, 
and The Power of Dreams float
just floated by.

Gotta love those sentiments!

I’m seeing some of my favorite things-
horses, flowers, and marching bands.

Usually I’m too busy
to sit and watch the parade, 
cooking and cleaning
and other have-to’s
that really aren’t.

So this year instead
I’m sitting quietly
watching,
just enjoying
and reflecting—

hopeful in this moment.

Peace to you in 2022!