Back to School (and back to normal)

The boys were ready to go, but stopped to pose for one pic…

and then another.

6 September 2006 was a lovely sunny day, with just a touch of autumn in the air.  My first order of business:  breakfast!

I sat with my tea and some spice cake and almonds while I played Babble (see sidebar for the link) for an hour.  Finally, I was ready to start my day and spent two hours happily looking through the garden, taking out the garbage and doing laundry.  No different from most days, but nice because it was at my own pace.

And for a change — perhaps because I was moving at my own pace — my body cooperated.  My knees didn’t rebel, my back didn’t give out, my eyes stayed focused and my head didn’t hurt.  It was nice to be able to sweep the floors and clean the kitchen a little, with only dogs underfoot.

All that said — I missed the kids and will be glad when they step off the bus in a few minutes.  Ice cream sandwiches are waiting!