We had a delightful dinner last night. I managed not to have a failure with anything I fixed to eat. Everyone seemed to have a good time and most went home with leftovers. I am still not used to cooking without taste testing things. I didn’t try the dressing or gravy – it was eaten and people wanted leftovers so it must have been OK.
The two grandkids spent the night. We played musical bed all night last night. Tagen fell asleep easily but Ellexia had trouble falling asleep. I laid down with her in my queen bed where Tagen was sleeping. She finally fell asleep so I moved to the couch. Thirty minutes later she comes out and joins me on the couch.
We moved back to the bed. Rinse and repeat twice more! She finally stayed in the bed and I got an hour or two of sleep on the couch. Tagen fell out of bed at some point during the night. He got up and got back in bed and went right back to sleep. He doesn’t remember falling out of bed. Both kiddos were up around 8:00.
I fixed breakfast for them and they played until Tim and Michelle came to get them after noon. They ate several snacks after breakfast. Tagen now weighs more than I do and is as tall as I am. He is in a huge growth spurt.
Nicole left around 11:00 this morning to return home. It was fun having her home for the night. She likes to read on her trips so I sent home three paper grocery sacks full of books I had read. I buy them at the library book sale twice a year for $5 a bag. Nice to find someone to pass them on to. I usually return them to the library so they can resale them.
I have done three loads of dishes today and three loads of laundry. I got two beds stripped, washed and remade today. The house is ready for my long-term boarders to return tonight and tomorrow. Think I will do nothing the rest of the day.
It is nice to sit in the peace and quiet of my house this afternoon. I love having the grandkids come play but I love when they go home too! I tried to take a nap and coudln’t fall asleep. It may be an early bedtime for me tonight.
Kathy left for Kentucky late morning this morning. She won’t be home until Friday. I will have to remember to do morning chores while she is gone. She has spoiled me and takes care of them most mornings.
I forgot to eat lunch today until 3:00. I only ate because I felt I should. I couldn’t eat all of my salad. That is rare for me. I did eat some bacon this morning so maybe it filled me up and I didn’t need more. I rarely cheat but indulged this morning and had three slices. I love oven cooked bacon and rarely fix it.
Have been thinking about all the changes my family has had happen over the last several years. Guess the only thing constant in life is change. Sure is easier to accept change than to be in resistance to it. Something tells me more change is coming!
Grateful the dinner went well and all the food I fixed turned out OK, grateful all the family was able to be together for a meal, and grateful for the peace and quiet of my house this afternoon and for a rare afternoon I get to be alone in the house.