Looking for the rainbow

I am home today have one with a cold. So on days like this sometimes my mind wonders .

I seen a post that made me think about the way people look at life. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is you cup half full or half empty?

I have my moments that the cup is very half empty but I try not to dwell there I prefer to think of it as half full.

Heck even with the one sick briefly I had the thought that "if you get your little brother sick before his surgery I will hurt you" but then it passed, not his fault he got sick, there are so many things floating around the school right now, strep throat, pink eye, colds, stomach flu, seasonal flu and of course the H1N1. He has just a cold. Hope the fever will be gone today so he feels better.

Even when I heard that the youngest had to have surgery again my heart sunk, why. Then after a little bit I was asking the doctor "If we let it go would it keep him from catching the bugs floating around?" One side of his nose is plugged shut should make it less likely to contract something right, but nope doctor laughed and said nice thought but doesn't work that way. Oh well I tried.

I don't watch much news any more. All they seem to focus on is the negative. I would rather read my news online then I can decide what I read and can skip over the negatives.

Money will be tight for the next couple of months. We have been in the process of redoing rooms with wood laminate flooring. Was not planning on progressing quite like we have but we have one room completely finished and have another room half way done. Then two more rooms to do. We are removing all of the carpeting in the house. I am hoping that it will help keep the youngest healthy after the surgery. But with the cost of doing the rooms plus the surgery expenses not to mention holiday's coming up money will get tighter by the day. All of our family lives out of state and we will have to mail the items for the holiday's. Does this depress me, maybe it should and I shouldn't continue to spend the money like I am but yet I know that even if changing the floors doesn't help the youngest that it will look a million times better and be a whole lot easier to clean so it is worth every penny. Same with the surgery, three surgeries in a year is a lot and very expensive but he will be able to breath again easier soon and even if it doesn't last at least for a few months he will sleep peacefully, talk clearer, and have energy like he hasn't had for awhile. This is so worth every penny.

I try to avoid people who look at the negative side of life. No matter what problem you are facing you can find something positive in it. Kind of like looking for the rainbow after the storm. There is always one but do you find it do you even take the time to look for it or do you dwell on the gray clouds? Look for the rainbow it makes life so much more enjoyable.