Today was a wonderful day. You know, one of those days when you are required to do absolutely nothing, yet accomplish so much. The Tiede girls are back at school so the house is quiet again...until spring break. Byron was out with the coyote hunters for the biggest part of the day so I was left home...just me and Noopy. Byron was kind enough to take care of the kennel dogs before he left and actually let me sleep in. I love those mornings when I wake up and know that I can just lay in bed, talk to God and ponder my day! Sleeping in until 8 am (yes, that is sleeping in around our house) is a treat so when I woke I decided to surprise Byron with a simple breakfast of Oatmeal. I think he was happy to have a warm meal before he headed out to hunt. The dog and I decided to take advantage of the cold morning and spent some quality bonding time with each other. Man I LOVE that dog. He has made the transition to an empty nest so much easier!
After our bonding time, I decided it was time to do a little dusting and cleaning. Hardwood floors are great but the dirt and hair from the dog just never seem to end! I swore when we took the carpet out and put in the hardwood that I would never have carpet again because of the self sustained eco system that was actually underneath the carpet. I believe it doesn't matter how great the vacuum is or how often you use it, you never remove all the dirt! So, with wood floors it is much easier to see and clean but I don't know if that is really better or not! Anyway, the cleaning was a success and they do look better or did look better for about 5 minutes! I enjoyed those 5 minutes! The dog tracks are back. It just never ends with the mud, snow, water...ugh!
With that chore out of the way I decided to do a wal*mart run. I didn't really need to go but it was nice to just take my time and shop. Back home I decided to try to warm the house up by baking some pecan cookies (a favorite of daughter Ashley's boyfriend Tony) too bad they are 5 hours away and I will have to eat these for him! Byron got home just in time to do evening chores (once again saving me from the cold)! Goodness I appreciate him so much! A simple supper and then time for the olympics! It was truly an enjoyable Simple Saturday!
Sounds like a perfect day. I still can't get over that you are an empty nester already!! You are going to be one young grandma...
ReplyDeleteThat is correct Sarah, I will be a young grandma! No grandbabies on the horizon. I have yet to secure a son in law!!! All in good time though! We often talk about moving to a smaller home or getting rid of the swing set (I really hate mowing around it) but I keep telling myself that someday the grandbabies will love it as much as their mothers did!
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