I may be older and wiser, more experienced in life, but, Levi is smarter than me in every way. I love spending time with him, we can discuss a subject until we wear it completely out. He and I connect on a spiritual level and that is usually where we wind up in our conversations.

Today he came over and I don't remember what about our conversation prompted it but we decided to talk a walk to the back part of our land. I haven't been back there in several years. We followed deer trails and tracks, found spots where animals have been sleeping, we found a couple of pines the deer have been rubbing on - one that they have the bark almost completely off of. Hopefully next spring I will find antlers there. We came up behind the damn deer stand on our property line and gave who ever put it there a good cussing.... if only they had been there to hear it.

Usually on a walk like this, if we were alone, there would have been conversation with nature/Mother earth and time taken to stop and sit and meditate/pray/speak but I guess we are just not that comfortable with doing it together.

It is a very personal moment and still feels a little stiff (and maybe a touch weird to us after being churched for so long).

It was a good walk though.

I spent the rest of my day doing what I do best - piddling.

I made a pot of soup.

I picked up a few pecans.

I watched Mark work on the bus.

I swept a floor or two.

I dragged out my Christmas decorations and put some of them out... I have never put up Christmas decorations this early and not sure why I did today. It just felt right.

Then decided I wanted more and made a quick trip to Walmart to buy another pre-lit tree, some Christmas candy for my pretty little red bowls, some deer corn and two NO TRESPASSING signs

and oh yeah, the Elvis Presley Christmas CD. It was Trudy's favorite. This is the first time in 17 years I have been able to listen to it. I was able to listen and think about her with a smile in my heart instead of falling apart. That was nice.

It has been a wonderful holiday, gonna be hard getting back into our routine.

so, like Cara said "Coffee UP" and get busy tomorrow.