Sleepy ramblings.

It's 3:08 am as I type this entry. I'm sitting in a very quiet house enjoying the peace and pondering my future, the very near future and the not so very near future. I fly to Iowa in three hours to meet my brand new nephew for the first time. I'm very excited to see him, to hold him, to look into his sweet, innocent, pure eyes. I do love babies. I didn't go to sleep tonight. I've gotten into a routine of staying up very late recently but tonight I overdid it. I stayed up so late that now it's time for me to start getting ready to go to the airport...ooops. I'm cherishing the magnificent spring snow storm that we got today, actually the fluffies are still falling. I'm disappointed that I'll miss our company ski day tomorrow, Iowa is waiting. I am waiting to get to Iowa. This will be a great trip, different from any other trip I've taken there but then again no two are ever the same.

Those two are snoring over the television...tired kids.

Freedom is so close I can feel it, taste it. I'm nervous, anxious, almost apprehensive but giddy with anticipation at the same time. This is what I've labored for, to get here, and now here I am.

I'm off, off to shower, get ready for the trip, go to the airport. I'm off to meet my nephew, see old friends, and finish a book that's been opened for a long time. I'm off to have a good time, reminsce of the old days, and maybe drive a tractor or two. Oh and there's one last thing, I'm off to start a brand new book.