finally

i took today off.

i caught up on my blog reading
i went to an actual bookstore. and browsed.
had a coffee.
went grocery shopping.
saw a neighbor's baby.
painted my toes.
did three loads of laundry.
wrote and mailed a card to a friend.

and i am in the process of:
making red skinned mashed potatoes. (CSA box!)
roasting a whole chicken. (i have no idea how to do this!)
opening a bottle of wine. (i am really good at this!)

and i just took the longest shower of my life.

now i shall go pick up my child and be the loveliest, most patient mother who has ever existed on the face of the earth.

let's hear it for making time for the small and big things.

hallelujah.