Well, it's a Tuesday and Minnesota is blanketed with 6" of snow. Where-o-where is spring?

I realized something today...I am Volume Challenged. I have one volume and thats loud...really loud. I came to this conclusion as I was discussing violin music with my son in our living room, which is about the size of a Chevy Suburban. He was sitting about 4 feet away from me. I made a comment, stopped talking and then realized I had just shouted my comment at him! I wasn't mad, angry, or frustrated nor were there any other negative emotions rooted in this particular conversation. We were simply talking about a new piece of music. I looked at him and said..."I just shouted that, didn't I?" He smiled, nodded his head and we started laughing hysterically. Then we both proceeded to shout the rest of our conversation at each other and then laughed some more. I love him!

I'm sure many of you that know me are scratching your heads and thinking..."you mean you're just NOW figuring this out?" Well?...kinduv. I knew I was a loud, gregarious person, but today, I actually HEARD myself being really loud. It was a bit "out-of-bodyish". It was as if we were having our conversation in the middle of a sport's bar at 1/2 time during the Superbowl and I was trying to be heard over 50 other conversation going on. In reality, our setting was very quiet—no TV, no dog barking, no radio, no nothing. Not sure what I'm going to do with this new information... I guess I'll try to keep it down and use my "inside" voice...right.

To those who have had to endure my shouting conversations, I do apologize. As I try to be more aware of my "volume challenged-ness", just don't expect me to become a soft-spoken wall-flower. I'm simply not made that way.

Until next time...
Blessings to you.