Where did she go?

Technology left me frustrated.

First the camera.
Now the laptop was threatening.
Overheating.
Whirring.
Slowing Down. Freezing.
Refusing to skype, youtube, itune.
The move very naturally took care of the TV addiction.
That one felt good.
So, take a breather from that internet addiction too.
Why not?

I didn't even have to try.
Spring had crept in while no one was looking.
First a flower in the grass.
Then a second and third.
Then everywhere.
Every destination was walked to.
The rest of the park was discovered.
The windmills are working.
The spring lambs are stretching their legs.

And the girls.
A great beautiful group of multi-everything.
A trip to Gouda.
Friday afternoon movies.
Afternoon teas.
Impromptu lunches.
Their children babbling in the den.
No matter their tongue.
Play is play.

The Husband finishes his first term.
But no before two intense weeks
studying, meeting
finals.
Then celebrations.
Invitations to Russian birthday parties.
A bottle of wine will not do.
Stoli it must be.
The decision not to apply to SE Asia
but to stay.
A day trip to Bruges.
and biking.

Biking.

Also.
An interview for me.
And a cold.
But biking.
We go everywhere.
My legs complain but the rest does not
So on we go.
To class. To the store.
To the park. To coffee w friends.
To the interview
wearing heels
and a purse flung over one shoulder.
My new love.

Last Friday a mud fest.
In my backyard.
Three of the little ones had discovered the earth.
Clapping as it flew everywhere.
Into hair, onto shirts and pants.
Eating it.
And the moms and non-moms
sitting on the porch sipped wine
our laughter rolling out
over flying dirt.
Ah, at last!
Not that acquaintance chuckle.
But the laughter of friends.

So much in a month
but still looking forward to so much more.
Munich. Easter in Austria.
The Wachau.
Budapest.
A wedding in Israel for me.
A school trip to Paris for him.
A birth in Amsterdam.
The visit of a friend in June.
Thoughts of Ibiza.
And so much more.

The first quarter of our year.
Done.