Transitions

My sister wither her six kids is always talking about how rough transitions are on them. Transitions can be a wide range of things from simple things like dinnertime or time to go home from the library or bigger things like a new school year or moving. Her kids all react differently to transition but some of the "symptoms" can be more violence, more sass, munching, clinginess, or tantrums. Watching my sister's kids and other kids, I have come to agree with my sister. Transitions are hard.
This week I returned from a 2+ week vacation (visiting said sister) and have realized that I need to confront my future for real now. I was super grumpy and I was grumpy because I wasn't being productive (only consuming) and I realized transitions aren't just hard on kids...

 Is it any wonder the transition between land and sea can be so rough?

Growing into Similarity

When I was little I would always tease my mother because she was always cold and I wasn't. Now I'm always cold too and so now I often wear overshirts just like she and my dad do.
I went on a road trip the past couple of days and I really enjoyed looking at the scenery. The rolling hills of winter wheat and the winding mountain pass alongside a spring flood high river surrounded by pine trees were beautiful. I remember road trips where my mom was always telling us kids to stop reading and enjoy the scenery and I always thought, "why bother."
I think I'm a lot like both of my parents and some of the things that seemed different between us when I was a child now seem like they were an age thing not a personality thing.