sheer optimism

i seek to remain positive today. but oh life is making it hard.
i feel like i've swallowed a hand full of burrs, and like my brain is sitting on hot coals. but i am thinking...i have piano students coming this afternoon! I will snap out of it if I just go on as normal. But how can I do normal with a toe now throbbing with pain as I stubbed in on the vacuum cleaner! The bright side is that now I don't have to re-paint that little toe with the bright red polish all the other toes are enjoying. It already matches!
I find joy today in the sunshine. This time of year in Alaska is such an exciting time! We now have light until 9:00 at night! The sun shines bright right into our windows, and the buds are out. The snow is almost all gone (again), and the land lord is out raking the lawn.
I have realized that I underestimated the potential of little lily bulbs here in ALaska! I bought a bunch of flower bulbs to start, so that they'll be ready to go in May when I can plant them in my flower beds. I started the Asiatic Lilies 1 month ago, and they're already 2 feet high. What am I going to do with 12- 2 ft. lilies sitting in pots in my dining room ready to go? If you could see it, you would think it humorous. But not as humorous as my dad. He's turned his study and his spare room into a greenhouse.
Only in ALaska.