Morning

Today starts slowly and quietly. I woke up "early" (well, earlier than I have been--0730) and made myself get out of bed only for one purpose--the maintenance man is coming sometime between 0800 and 1000. As of yet, I am still too tired to do anything physically demanding (like the cleaning I want to get done today), too sluggish to focus on much. So here I sit, playing Spider Solitaire, I try to figure out what I can do with myself that also will not wake my son before he's done sleeping. So, I stop playing for a minute or two and look around me. What needs to be done? Oh, lots as far as I'm concerned! I start to make a list. As I look around the house again, I notice the stillness and silence around me; it is refreshing. Light dances on the walls as the sun slowly rises and fights with the tree outside my window to shine through. Peace. I just feel peace.

...And right on cue...HE'S AWAKE! Hahaha.