It's Gonna Be a Great Day

Today is sunny and clear. It's going to be a wonderful day. The kind of day you hope for. My daughter volunteered me to chaperon her Field Day picnic today, and we have a concert tonight.

I bought the concert tickets months ago without giving a thought to the fact that at Darien Lake, you're not allowed to bring chairs. The tickets were lawn seats on Groupon, dirt cheap, for a band my daughter loves. It was a no-brainer. But, as the concert date drew nearer, I was really sorry I got the tickets. Which brings us to today.

Now I'm stressing over standing for 3 hours, PLUS the walk to and from the car. Will I really be able to pull this off? I think I'll pack some plastic bags or go buy the $1 rain ponchos that come folded up the size of a microchip so I can sit for a little while.

Just to make things more interesting, I'm breaking out in hives right now. The result of stress? Possibly. Claritin, don't fail me now!!

As usual, I'm trying to focus on the positive. The weather is darn near perfect. I really like one of the opening acts. My daughter (if maybe not the rest of us) is going to love being there. I'll retain the “Cool Mom” title for just a little longer. In the end, I'll probably even enjoy it.

And who knows? Perhaps I'll be able to do these things once again without a second thought. Research is evolving quickly, and medicines are being developed constantly. These things just fuel my fire of hope.