In the last month much has happened and much has been forgotten.  It is as if I have awakened from a fitful night of sleep and now bits and pieces of reality are mixed with bits and pieces of fiction.

Preparing to conduct a huge exercise, then conducting the exercise, and then completing the writeup combined with the beginnings of a new job to consume most of my time.  Working with a 9th grader on how to keep schoolwork organized is a never ending task.  Listening to my partner describe difficulties as her brother struggles back to health and her parents’ own struggle to maintain their health consumes much of our time.

A couple of movies, a few television shows, and a few pages of a book provide a little escape.

Looking back over this last month, these items seem to compete with each other for a priority placement in my memories. Most of these items will be nothing more than background noise a year from now, just like the nighttime dreams of a toddler.

I’m glad I had these dreams.  It is time to dream some more.