Free at last! Free at last!...

... Thank God almighty, I´m free at last! I, also, have a dream... anyhow, the kids are gone! I thought these last two weeks would mean more blogging because I couldn´t go out and hang at night, but no. I searched for tickets home in July and did a little research on a trip to Sevilla and Valencia, but that´s it. I had dishes to clean, snacks to make, and kids to take to school in the morning. Catherine called yesterday and said that Max (their older brother) would be taking the kids to France Saturday night for some time togetehr Sunday. I´m so glad I get a surprise day off!

Since this somewhat of a holiday for me, I decided to create the perfect Sunday morning. It all began with a great wake up on my own and feel snuggly morning. I didn´t have to get up, but I could if I wanted to. I was eventually coached out of bed by the sun and went to work in the kitchen. It must be past 10 a.m. for this too work, or it´s too early. Here is the picture of my boons first and an explanation will follow...

First, I attempted to make grandpa Jim´s potatoes, but they´re just not the same without him. I used red onions and yellow potatoes, because that´s all I had. Honestly, anything to do with potatoes, salt and oil, is usually pretty yummy in my book. I also tried to fry an egg, which I´m usually pretty good at, but I didn´t have a clean spatula and was forced to use a cake froster to try and flip. The yoke broke and I wanted it runny, so I just slapped it on my plate really fast. The color is nice though, huh? Grandpa always tells me he married grandma Mary because she can fry an egg better than anyone. I guess I´m out of luck. Next, I made up a new juice. I mixed the rest of the Sanguina with Ruby Breakfast and it was delish. I added a banana and a few handfuls of spinach for luck, and that was my meal.

As the added Oregon State created maraschino cherry on top, I watched a Las Chicas Gilmore, otherwise known as The Gilmore Girls. The sun was shining in the window and it was totally silent in the house except for the girls, me breathing and the soft clink of my fork against my plate. Lovely. Here´s how much I enjoyed it...

Not to put a damper on this highly upbeat blog, but my team lost again last night. Except, this time, we expected to lose. No details necessary, just to tell you we lost.

Right now, I´m in a wonderfully hazy state of knowing I don´t have to pick anyone up or cook any dinner or hear anyone say, "why?" or "can´t you do it?" I´ve got a lasagna luncheon at 2 to say goodbye to our friend Anna who´s heading home to Minnesota for the summer and school. Until then, I´ll be continuing my lovely Sunday with another GG, perhaps a bath, or maybe just some sitting silently time. Love you!