Life - Perhaps a Return to Normal?

I told Mom yesterday that each year, I virtually lose the months of August and September because it is our busy time at work. One of our busy times, maybe I should say. One day not long ago, I sat up in bed, completely panicking that I'd missed a birthday that happened a month ago. After some hard thinking, I realized I'd not missed it - but I'd just sort of lost all the days that followed it.

But the end of business Friday hopefully marked the end of the madness. Hopefully.

Perhaps now I can sit back and enjoy life a little. Stay home, maybe? I feel like I'm forever yelling to the cats that I'm leaving (as if they care) and I'll be back later. Right now Braeya is sacked out cold on the desk next to the keyboard. She rarely leaves my sight when I'm home - probably in an attempt to remember what I look like!

But the weekend has been a good one. Last night I met Skyepuppy for the first time. When we finally left the restaurant, our very patient waiter asked if we were catching up for the first time in a while. We didn't bother to explain that it was our first meeting - but for me anyway, it just felt like catching up with a long-lost friend. Funny how you feel like you've known your blogger buddies forever!

Today I stayed home most of the day and worked hard on the house. I mowed the yard (Beat the neighbors, thankyouverymuch! Watch, they'll mow tomorrow.) and spent most of the rest of the day working on this great dining room overhaul project. I finished cleaning all the carpets so I can return the cleaner to the people who loaned it to me. I have pretty much all of the furniture moved - with the exception of a couple of things that need swapped around in the guest room, but it doesn't have to be today.

Mom found a "new" desk chair for me at the Rescue Mission. It doesn't precisely match the decor, but it also is in one piece (a plus) and the price was right! (Can't beat five bucks!) So I'm enjoying typing away NOT from a folding chair.

The last load of laundry is in the dryer, breakfast for church is assembled and awaiting its baking in the morning, and I have a headache from a sunburn I managed to acquire today. So I'm just about ready to call it a day - or rather, a night.