Perspective

I am sure everyone is as saddened and saturated as I am by the news from Japan. The images are hard to shake and the stoic expression on the Japanese faces is mind boggling. It sure makes me want to shut the fuck up and not complain about anything. There is really nothing to complain about if you are in good health with a roof over your head. Everything else we have, I have, is just gravy, the cherry on top. So, as I proceed with my blog, rife with complaints at times, know that I do not really mean it and I am truly grateful for everything and everyone. AleVit slept soooo well last night (not always the case that a sleepless day equals a good night) and I am first and foremost grateful for that. One of F's best friends, who I spent countless hours with, years, even, came for dinner last night. He had not been in NY since we got married and I had not seen him since I took M to Milan at 3 months of age. Friends and memories and nice things to appreciate as well. I took A to Street Squash for a while in the sling yesterday (facing in and smothered so she got no germs) to have her sleep and to give me a mental break. Tutoring Juwon, having access to a kid from "another America" as they say, I am grateful for this too. I just went to PT and have nothing to report (always nice). I have a crap load of work to do for the auction, for July camp.. just got a teaching job for June.. very grateful. Money is important too when you have so many expenses. So that is it for now folks, I am boring. And I am going to try to nap since AleVit is doing that too today.