Birthday horoscope

Just got this horoscope in my email for my birthday week:

"Thomas Gray was a renowned 18th-century English poet best remembered for his "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." It was a short poem -- only 986 words, which is less than the length of this horoscope column. On the other hand, it took him seven years to write it, or an average of 12 words per month. I suspect that you are embarking on a labor of love that will evolve at a gradual pace, too, Cancerian. It might not occupy you for seven years, but it will probably take longer than you imagine. And yet, that's exactly how long it should take. This is a character-building, life-defining project that can't and shouldn't be rushed."

Funny! I guess anyone could always think of *something* they're doing or planning that could be described this way, but for me right now it's obviously my building. I have been thinking of it as "a character-building, life-defining project that can't and shouldn't be rushed" all along, so it's cool to see those words in my in box.

Especially since I always feel guilty about taking my time with things, even though I know I do best that way.

I'm in Utah for several more days, then home to Mr. A (who doesn't travel except for work) and the Beast and my character-building project. I'm finally going to show my building plan to my dad, which I haven't done yet because it isn't perfectly drawn up and extensively annotated yet ... Typical me, to want it perfect before I ask for input from anyone else. But I'm showing it to him as it is.

Family time has felt really, really great so far. My parents just keep getting sweeter and more adorable, and the rest of my family are all in the middle of life just about as deep as people can get, with kids, jobs, dogs, community life, church stuff, and everything else, and I'm so proud of everyone. My shed seems like such a trivial challenge compared with bringing up kids, but it's what I have and everyone's been very encouraging about it.

Anyway. Time to stop pontificating and help with dinner.