Every morning lately (and sometimes, in the middle of the night, when Ollie decides morning isn’t fast approaching enough) I’ve tried to remember to say something to myself:

“Today, something amazing will happen.”

When jostled from a deep sleep to screams of “Mama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” at 3 am are your reality, or life has lifted you up and just as swiftly smooshed you down, “amazing” isn’t exactly the first word I’d use to describe the present but the future?

Amazing.

The other day, Ollie asked me to hear “Shot of Whiskey” aka this banger (yes, my kid shouts “Mom, Shot of Whiskey!!!” in public and yes, I have been nominated for Mom of the Year. Thank you for your votes) but I had forgotten my phone. He was adamant. I was at a loss so I turned on the radio and…it immediately came on. We laughed in wonder through the whole song.
Amazing.

Last Thursday, after Camp, Ollie asked to go to watch the planes at the airstrip. He was hell-bent on getting a ride and while we didn’t go up, while we were there, nearly 10 planes took off and landed. For a tiny strip in rural Alaska this was nothing short of…
Amazing.
Ollie hooted and hollered the ENTIRE time. As you might remember, the boys loves him some planes.

This weekend, while driving home from the woods, I noticed the cars ahead of us slowing and realized the ever-present summer construction season might find us in a waiting moment (and by that I mean, pull out your camping chair, we could be here a while) until…I realized they were simply slowly moving forward, not stopping. The pilot car had just taken off.
Amazing.

This morning, after 27 blissful minutes of alone time to wake by my own internal clock and prep my coffee, Ollie awoke and was sweet as pie, cuddly and cozy, bleary-eyed and full of his epic bed head hair.
Amazing.

On our way to his first day at a new school, after bidding a frustrated adieu to the “tractor” that drove ahead of us as we turned towards the school, we turned into the driveway to find…that same tractor!
Amazing?
Freaking amazing.

This afternoon, I got to talk to my husband for 30 minutes without interruption.
Amazing.

This evening, I get to see friends and feel the camaraderie of building and strengthening ties.
Freaking amazing.

What will happen next? I can’t say but I do know I’ve firmly placed my Amazing Goggles on (like Nature Goggles, when you go out for a hike, ya know?!) and I’ll be on the lookout.

What will your amazing be? I couldn’t pretend to know. Maybe your favorite donut shop has just a single one of your favorite tasty treat left when you walk in the door. Maybe a rainbow pops out of an otherwise lackluster day. Be it big or small, I promise you, if you look, it will be there to greet you.

Today, something amazing will happen.

With love (and amazement),

from Alaska

P.S. The featured image of this post where my mouth is in an “O” is from a burst of family photos I took on a mountaintop. It’s the last one and shows all of our faces after Ollie decided to randomly smack me. But…I caught it on “tape” as we used to say. Even that…kind of amazing.