The dogs, thankfully, slept in a bit this morning. After feeding them, oldest daughter (who had to be up for work) shooed me back to bed. When daughter and husband left for work, middle daughter took up the slack and watched the puppies (who still tend to find things to chew). I stayed in bed 'til 10am. Bliss.
The rest of the day has been spent in puttering. I had a simple breakfast of a cup of hot tea (PGTips) and a homemade Pop-tart one of the boys made last night from a recipe from Alton Brown. Then after getting dressed I cleaned off the kitchen counters, and that's not a chore since it's always a pleasure to see the flat surfaces all tidy. Watered the pots by the sink and sprayed Mrs. Meyer's lavender with a liberal hand.
Then sat and talked to the boys in the living room, opened a couple of windows, and after a lunch of leftover spaghetti took a rest in bed and played with the design here. And before anyone asks, no, I didn't take the photo, but wish I had, and give credit at the bottom of the sidebar. Now that's a window I'd like to sit in front of!
Honestly, I've not felt this relaxed in weeks and weeks. I was getting to the point where my stomach remained in knots and only a hot bath at night would settle me. That I had the sense to listen to my body crying out to me more often. But I am grateful that I feel better now. :)
The rest of the day has been spent in puttering. I had a simple breakfast of a cup of hot tea (PGTips) and a homemade Pop-tart one of the boys made last night from a recipe from Alton Brown. Then after getting dressed I cleaned off the kitchen counters, and that's not a chore since it's always a pleasure to see the flat surfaces all tidy. Watered the pots by the sink and sprayed Mrs. Meyer's lavender with a liberal hand.
Then sat and talked to the boys in the living room, opened a couple of windows, and after a lunch of leftover spaghetti took a rest in bed and played with the design here. And before anyone asks, no, I didn't take the photo, but wish I had, and give credit at the bottom of the sidebar. Now that's a window I'd like to sit in front of!
Honestly, I've not felt this relaxed in weeks and weeks. I was getting to the point where my stomach remained in knots and only a hot bath at night would settle me. That I had the sense to listen to my body crying out to me more often. But I am grateful that I feel better now. :)
