Some Things I know

I know:

Cathy is a hero, she saved Charla's life.
Brittany can do a happy dance.
Christian will visit his mother for a luncheon date, two hours max.
Jean can exercise.
Hannah has red hair.
...Has been called Hannah Banana.
...Likes school.
...Likes her brothers.
...Loves her mom and dad.
...Loves driving.
Jerry can give away airline tickets.
Connor is a touch OCD. His day care teacher said if the other children put the toys away in the wrong cubby, he will go behind and put them in the correct cubby. Poor Stephanie.

I know I have seen Roger turn into a mother hen and Stephanie turn into an excellent Mother.

I know I can fix things.

I can use paperclips to fix my toilet.
... safety pins to fix my jeans.
... a needle and thread to fix my glasses.
... duck tape to fix my living room shade.
... superglue to fix my purple crushed velvet shoes.

I know I'm fly.

Fly as in bad, as in cool, as in can do, as in know things.
You can be fly, or you can fly over, fly by, fly up, fly high, fly to, fly in and all of them have different literal and slang meanings. So, I will be flying high when I fly in to do a quick fly by with all of you, because all of you are so fly. This I know.

I know the karmic lesson of the drive to Coyle.

The lesson of the drive to Coyle was to drift like a leaf on water.
Become one with the Universe.
Sometimes there is no meaning.

Try listening without having an opinion.

I know the book club ladies are the smartest, funniest people I know.

The Angle of Repose was beloved by those who read it.
At book club we book club ladies somehow affirm our own Universal selves, it knits us together like one of Carol's mittens. This I know.

Carol communicated while she knitted.
Mary analyzed.
Kathleen expressed, passionately.
Eleanor graced.
Claire inquired.
Sandie observed.
Jan mused.
Lynn was absent.

I know the joy of Grandmothering.

Grandmothers can watch with no agenda, no opinion. I don't have to bath, feed, put to bed, change, prepare for the next day, monitor homework or development. All I have to do is look at Connor, watch him, play with him, sing to to him, talk to him, or bring him treats.

All I know is watching Connor is fly.