A couple of years ago I read this proverb "The Journey is the Destination" and from that moment on it became my motto and has helped me cope in many a situation - especically when it comes to parenting. It has helped me to slow down, smell the roses and enjoy every step along the way - because those are some of the most precious and often hilarious moments. I was reminded of this a couple of days ago when my father in-law and brother in-law were visiting. We were out in the backyard chatting when all of a sudden we realized we could be playing tennis - what were we thinking?!!! It was approximately 1:30 then and we would have to pick up the girls from school at 3. We dropped everything and started getting ready to play. Then we realized we'd have to make a stop to pick up bro in-laws rackets - no problem - we'll still have time to play...then we discovered we didn't have any balls - again...no problem. I'd get dropped off at the store to buy some while the rackets were being retreived. Rackets and balls later, we arrived at the courts at approximately 2:30 - in time to play for approximately 15 minutes - but wait...the balls I bought were COMPLETELY useless!!! Note: Never buy balls that don't come in a can and make a wonderful swooshing noise when you open them up...NEVER!!! Oh the hilarity of it all! We ended up scrounging around outside the courts and found two very good balls and had a wonderful 5 minute game of tennis!!! Now, had that been our "destination" we might have all been pretty bummed - but we had a few good laughs along the way, and made some wonderful memories that will last way beyond the actual tennis game itself. Embrace life in all it's randomness - make the most of every situation, roll with the punches - enough cliches? You get the point!
