Time

            Slowly but surely I am reclaiming my daily routine.  I had been sleeping in a bit over the past week and I’m totally going to blame the head cold but in reality it’s probably just that the house is chilly by morning which makes it hard to get out of a cozy warm bed.  I’m not quite back to 5:30AM which is making it difficult to get my morning things done.  Even today, I got up at six but by the time I got the fire going again and let the dog out the kids were up.  The calm quiet morning was over and the epic (and loud) battles to save the universe had begun.  Darth Vader was taking a day off today but Voldemort was picking up the slack. 

            Somehow by 8:00AM everyone had eaten some breakfast, and despite a few networking issues with JJ’s computer, made it to class.  Then peace will return to our house for the duration of classes.  The battle to save the universe from the forces of evil will undoubtedly pick up again once all their homework is done.  Once I’ve gotten a second cup of coffee in me the noise level won’t phase me a bit but until then it kinda grates on my nerves.  I have to get up earlier tomorrow.

            So I’m off to do a few loads of laundry and probably some ironing today.  I have a dress and four shirts waiting to be pressed and I’ve been putting it off for a while now.  Besides that I’d like to get back to work on the state flower quilt I started making for Jeff & I and I need to iron and cut some more fabric for quilt blocks.  Although I’m not sure I’ll actually get as far as sewing today with everything else that needs done, but at least there is no deadline for that. 

            You wouldn’t think the day could get thrown off schedule so easily but somehow it does.  Jeff must have been dragging his wagon last night too.  When I got up this morning I discovered he left his cell phone and Bluetooth on the kitchen counter.  There must be something in the air over here.  Hopefully his day will get better too.