I think I have finally made it.
My house is again clean, my daughter is playing her new air hockey game with neighbor's kids - while I dance over to the "game room" with bowls of snacks.
I put up a fresh pot of coffee while I bake one more batch of cookies. The love of my life and I sit and talk over coffee and cookies - in a Christmas-decorated house.
- - sigh - -
(now, don't even go upstairs where the laundry is taking over every available space - and you too can live this illusion).
Had a great time yesterday with the grandchildren and my step-daughter and her husband. The boys and Jess played with all their new stuff and we ate more snacks then any other 7 people could consume in a week. On a purely selfish note - I GOT MY NEW DISHES!!!! Well at least got started on them thanks to my wonderful step-daughters (who are also my best friends) - (not just because of the dishes).
Any there's still one more day to the weekend!!!!
Okay - it is Monday night (12/29) and I've read all the recent entries but am replying to this one because you just sound SO HAPPY in it. Take a minute to re-read it yourself - and remember that feeling. If you can remember what that feels like it helps on the more difficult days. Don't you sometimes stop and realize that the reason you feel so good at times like that are that this is what women are really meant to do? Forget the "I am woman, hear me roar" thing. Forget women's lib - I've finally grown up enough to realize that women are meant to nuture family and loved ones and I thing that is why there is so much disSTRESS among women these days. Okay - there's my soapbox for today!