School is back in session today. Two full weeks is a long time off and Drew was so ready to go back and see his friends. Joe is gone until Wednesday. And I’m taking the day off. I’ve been to the grocery store, there’s laundry going, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is on the iPad and I’m stitching the day away. I still have a pillow to stuff, trim and post for sale, chicken feed to purchase after I pick up Drew from school, outside chores to do since Joe won’t be home tonight and supper to fix. I’m thinking Sweet and Sour Chicken since Joe won’t be here. I try to fix meals that I enjoy but he really doesn’t when he’s gone. Plus I’ll have leftovers for tomorrow night. That’s my day off. I’m not going to clean the bathroom or pick up the messes around the house or tackle the myriad other things that need my attention today. It will all wait until tomorrow. Do moms really ever get a day off when they’re home? I think not. But that’s okay. Having a bathroom to clean and supper to prepare, chicken feed to purchase and messes to pick up mean I’m needed. And that is a wonderful feeling – being needed!
Mom’s never truly get a day off! I’ve taken my daughter to work this morning, gone to the restaurant supply store for coffee cups and a few other things for our co-op, ran an errand to Target. Now I get to stay at home the rest of the day!
School is on the agenda with my 9th grader, and I need to plan dinner.
I ended up doing way more than stitching all day. Just couldn’t do it! I ended up starting to paint my son’s bedroom! Worked on that more yesterday. Today I get to work at the elementary.