Back to Reality

Mondays don't seem so bad when (A) you don't have to go in to work and (B) you had the most refreshing weekend you've had in a long time. This weekend marked a return to some sort of normalcy in our lives. For the first time since Mary Ellen arrived, I was able to spend some of my time doing things that I have long enjoyed doing. In two days I was able to bake banana bread, work on a wall hanging for her room, go to a fabric store, put a coat of polyurethane on a shelf, and read (a novel, not a child rearing book) before I went to bed. What a life! And the best part, hold onto your hats: Brian, Mary Ellen, and I went to brunch on Sunday morning. We left the house a little before 10 and were the only people in the restaurant, but who cares? It was lovely. I didn't go for the mimosa just yet, though. Maybe next weekend.