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a good day, yes, a good day!

i had been thinking all week about today. i knew hubby was going to be gone for most of it, and lately i look forward to the days of being alone in my house. i also knew i had a lot of work to do, but last night decided i needed to just enjoy today - forget the work and everything about it and just be me today!

so i woke up this morning with a happy heart! had a cup of coffee and put the kids on the bus. enjoyed some oatmeal and read my bible. helped hubby get ready to leave. then took a trash bag, pledge, a dustrag, and my vacuum cleaner up to mapboy's bedroom! i stood there and smiled. this was definitely going to be a good day!

i start with the bed. you know, i think i will just watch all the sheets. and guess what? i can hang them on the clothes line to dry. a good day! 3 hours later i emerge....one full garbage bag and 2 boxes of garage sale items sat at the top of the stairs. i had collected an entire canning jar of pencils, found the missing library book (lost since november), found several of princesses barrettes, and organized all the toys to their happy homes. i turned and looked - oh yeah!! a good day!

then, since i have it out, i might as well go ahead and dust and vacuum the rest of the upstairs. and since i have my bed all torn apart maybe i'll pull that out from the wall and get behind it. ahh...a really good day!

hmm...is that the noon siren i hear? well, maybe if i just clean this closet out a little then i'll be done. ah...much better! a super good day!

lunch - my favorite, grilled cheese with grape jelly. go ahead and say gross. it is just how i was raised! a few grapes and a tall glass of water. good day...

i think i'll read a while. so i cuddle up with a good book i've been wanting to get back to and spend the next 1/2 hour lost in the Scottish Highlands in the 1770's! good day...

you know, i haven't showered yet and it is beautiful - i think i'll run. i feel so good i decide to run the blueberry stomp route. i've dreamed of doing this race for about 5 years and this is the year. i head out with my ipod (a little daughtery, tomlin, green day, and country) 32 minutes later i return home!!! yes, 32 minutes!! crazy!!! what a GREAT DAY!!!

now, i have time to catch a shower, get the kids, makes us some smoothies, play with the kiddos and then tonight - it's girls craft night!!

yes, today has been good...thank you God, for small delights and smiling with me!

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Lindsey said…
i made a smoothie today too! i got five new recipes! :) also...i put jelly on my grilled cheese...TOTALLY not weird. its the only way a grilled cheese comes :) (except i use strawberry jelly...its GREAT!)we will definitely have to make grilled cheese and jelly a regular when i visit :)
April 23, 2009 at 10:27 PM
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