You Don't See That Every Day

Most mornings begin with a little groaning and slow moving these days. But once I get out of bed, I generally enjoy mornings. Especially when the sun is shining. This morning I noticed the beauty in the mundane, everyday bits of life. Making lunches for the 3 who leave the house each day; we go through a lot of bread!  Some homemade goodness I whipped us yesterday, oatmeal zucchini bread; it's thick and yummy and chock full of good things like walnuts.  Our dog is part bovine I think. She loves to eat the grass, especially when I mow and the sweet fresh stems get dropped. As I watched the dog I saw the lilacs are in full bloom. So pretty, and they smell so good!  Breakfast and some reading awaiting me  along with grading. I like to grade the girls' books in the morning while it is still quiet and my mind is awake and working. I wonder if most people have a morning 'routine' ...

Monday so far has been a typical untypical day. While I was on my run this morning, the kids - at home with dad - had some fun with cereal. Well, the youngest did. " Just trying to get some beppast, Mom " The girls like to get out of doing schoolwork by playing with their littlest sister. Sometimes that excuse works for me. I cooked up the last of the apples for sauce this morning. A delicious bowl of warm applesauce and home- made crackers for my after lunch appetizer. This is where our dogs like to sleep most of the time. There have been occasional squeals from the dogs when chair legs came down on them unintended. It's noon and so far some school has been worked on.Some chores down. Some bills paid. Some food cooked and eaten. Some exercise gotten. And yet so far to go in the day - naps, basketball, crock pot dinner, meetings, and all the stuff in between. .