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 Sunday was the High School graduation for our youngest child Eric.  We are so proud of him!  I feel that my life has moved on to another stage now.  The Mom song perfectly imitates my life for the past 21 years.  Now I feel like most of that is all in the past.  I have done my part in raising three wonderful adults and it’s time for them to take charge of their own lives.  While I’ll still be here for a shoulder to lean on, some financial support and a bit of advice it’s time for them to live their own dreams.

I loved the Mom Song the first time I heard it and now I’ll share it with you.  This is to all the Moms out there who are working so hard raising their kids. While it may feel like it will never end it really does go by quickly.

No Signs Of Global Warming

Here In Wisconsin

Baby it’s cold outside so I’m glad I didn’t step foot outside the house today.  I’m the first to say I prefer Winter over Summer and I like snow and cold, but -40 with wind chill is too cold for even me.  They already closed all the schools for tomorrow but I still feel sorry for the people that will be driving to work or working outside.

It’s days like these that I’m so thankful that I don’t have a job outside the house by choice.  They say the temps will rise to 30 this weekend which will feel balmy for Wisconsin.

My theory on life is to always be happy in wherever I am because it will change. So tomorrow you can find me in my home with a cup of hot coffee infront of my computer happy to stay indoors.

A friend sent this to me in an email today and it got me thinking.

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the
 violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for
 about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was
 calculated that thousand of people went through the station, most of
 them on their way to work.
 Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician
 playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then
 hurried up to meet his schedule.
 A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman
 threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.

 A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him,
 but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he
 was late for work.
 The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother
 tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.
 Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning
 his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other
 children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
 
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed
 for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal
 pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over,
 no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
 
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best
 musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever
 written, with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

 Two days before his playing in the subway, tickets for Joshua Bell’s
 performance at a theater in Boston were sold out and the seats averaged
 $100.
 
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station
 was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment
 about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in
 a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive
 beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an
 unexpected context?

 One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do
 not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the
 world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we
 missing?
 
Enjoy life!
 Carpe diem!

This story “hit a note” with me since we have three very talented violinists in our family, my sister-in- law and two nieces.