1.5 hours of bliss


both boys are under the weather.
the older one getting over something; the younger just getting it... means yesterday was a tough day.

i was showered with generosity.
first act of generosity: my husband kicked me out of the house to go get a cup of coffee and read for an hour...away from the kids.

i found a little bit of extra money in my pocket, so i opted for a glass of wine from our favorite new restaurant in our new neighborhood... the farm on adderly. well, that glass of wine ended up being their provencal martini -- lavender & rosemary infused. i read my book (the omnivore's dilemma - which will take me until next summer to get through) and saw a couple from church that live near us.

second act of generosity: that couple paid for my martini and gave me $20 to get some dessert & another drink. they were more than kind.

it was a wonderful reprieve from fussy, sick children.
i even got to talk to the owner & his sister about living here and some strange connections we have.

....just enough to hold me over until i walked back into the house where one of the boys woke up every three hours last night with coughs, snot, fever, or just for the fun of it.
AH.... glad i went for the martini, butterscotch pudding, and dessert wine!
it made for a divine hour and a half in the middle of everything else.

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patti said…
yes, your husband loves you well...
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