I went to bed before 10:30 last night, and set my alarm for 9:30 this morning. I didn't think I would sleep that long, but I was going to let myself if I did! Catherine needed to be at work at 11 and had things to do before going, so I needed to be up by 9:30 or I wouldn't have even set the alarm at all. I woke up at 7:30 and realized I'd had nine wonderful hours of sleep. I wasn't sure I'd be able to fall back to sleep, but really didn't want to be up before 8 so I decided to close my eyes again and see what would happen. I woke up just ten minutes before my alarm was to go off. It was absolutely wonderful!
My day has been exactly what I had hoped it would be. I was able to accomplish 22 pages for scrapbooking. I'm still well over nine years behind, but at least I made progress. I was pleased with how I did, and I am so enjoying the memories. The last page I did was Thomas's last day of preschool...the last day of preschool in this house. Talk about tearing at the heart strings! It was absolutely wonderful.
Catherine will be off work soon and will be bringing dinner home with her. She and I are just going to hang out and possibly watch a movie or some TV together. I am looking forward to hanging out with her a bit.
While I have thoroughly enjoyed the quiet alone time of today, I'm grateful it isn't always like this. I think about my mother and grandmothers who spend probably 75%, or more, or their days this way, and I'm not in any hurry to join them in that statistic. I am grateful for today, and even more grateful for the days I get to spend with my family!
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