One more day

The kids slept in this morning, and they really needed that. While the older ones went on to work, the three youngest just snoozed away.  I got more rest too.  Woke with the alarm, dealt with the dogs and chickens and then went back to bed.  Woke up to barking a couple of hours later, and couldn't remember if I'd done the animals or not.

Stayed at home for most of the day.  Let the kids rest and we just did ordinary things.  Youngest son kept going to bed to sleep and the girls played outside.  Collected acorns, played with the chickens, made cups of tea, re-heated tacos for lunch and watched me putter.  Normal things.  Just ordinary tasks that settle down a person.

Then I made sure one of their older brothers would be home before I left.  That kept them from fretting.  The younger ones just like for one of the older boys or oldest sister to be in charge. I get that.  The pressure's lifted then.

So, I took some clothes to Mom, and was planning on a visit, but she was asleep when I got there.  I had to go pick up fourth son at work, so left the clothes on the shelves and wrote her a note.  

Tomorrow's another day.  Will deal with that when I have to. Grateful a friend from church is bringing dinner to us in the afternoon.  I can't tell you how much that means.  You know that, though.