Winging It

   

     Oh my, what a day.  Once again Sally decided that my day should start well before dawn.  So at 4:30 I let her out and went downstairs to start the wood burner.  So far so good, then back upstairs for some much needed coffee.  This is where things went off the rails.  The coffee maker wouldn’t work!  It’s one of those new single serve deals.  I was so excited when I got it this summer.  Shinny new technology and a fresh cup of coffee in any flavor I want in only 30 seconds.  Crap!  I fussed with it for 20 minutes or so before I finally resigned myself to the fact that it just wasn’t going to happen. 

     I realize that I probably sound very spoiled, but “me time” just isn’t easy to come by here.  I have a morning routine that I just don’t like to deviate from.  It throws my whole day off.  Unless the dog gets me up extra early I get about ½ hour each morning before the kids get up to sip my coffee and read a few pages from my bible.  I find wisdom and patience I need for the day easier to summon when I remember the passages I’ve read. If Sally gets up early I may get a few extra pages in, but once the boys are up my day quickly gets very busy. 

     Determined to salvage my morning I returned to the basement to search through the camping gear.  After fighting the cobwebs and dust bunnies for a few minutes I found the old fashioned stove top percolator.  I MacGyvered a coffee filter out of a paper towel and was on my way.  Time to call Cuisinart while I wait. 

     Thankfully, I had registered my warranty online.  After I told my whole sad story to the poor lady on the other end of the line she told me that they would send me a replacement which should be here in 10 business days.  I am so very relieved.  I thought about how much that coffee maker cost and that in died after four months, it just about made me sick.

     Before I knew it everyone was up and our day was off and running.  Helping with homework… making another small dent in the basement mess… laundry…try to reassemble the package that the mail lady threw into our yard (She won’t get out of her car because of Sally.  She just throws the packages in the yard and I get whatever the dog doesn’t eat.)... make a quick run to a client’s office to fix a computer (with the boys)...Then for some fun.

     I know it’s silly but they love all the little samples at Sam’s Club.  So, since they behaved so well while I was working we went to Sam’s Club and ate all the samples.  JJ has declared that he loves Brussels sprouts.  Shane was all about the desserts. We also discovered that none of us is fond of Brie cheese.

    It was a crazy, busy day, but I think it turned out to be a good day after all.   Some days “winging it” works.