ready, set go 

It’s Saturday  

and I woke up  

and my cat is right next to me, draped across my lamp base  

and I got to dance with him today  

and I can hear the birds outside my door  

and the music of Pat Metheny in the background  

and I have breakfast  

and coffee  

and groceries on the way  

and pet groceries on the way too  

and I get to pace myself to keep feeling better  

my voice is coming back  

and I never left  

and I get to paint my clothes today  

and love my life today  

and go to the Gulf of Mexico today  

and have a hot date with me today to watch Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris  

and that’s my time but only for these two minutes.  

Go out and make your Saturday count.  

This is the only today you have after all. Love you and talk to you later.