Day of Leisure

My first goal was to stay in bed this morning until the very last second possible – until a) Salem demanded I wake or b) I had to pee. I had already instructed both boys to maintain upmost silence come morning, because if they valued their lives, they would not wake up Mommy before she was ready.

With that, I blissfully rolled out of bed around 8 a.m., which was regrettably 7 a.m. thanks to Daylight Savings. Still, I went to bed by 10 p.m., which I suppose was more like 9 a.m., so you do the math. I slept well and hard in my very comfortable bed. Even Salem wasn’t ready to rise when I was, evident by his choice to sleep under the comforter for an extra half hour.

From 8:15 until 10 a.m., I read my book and drank coffee. Oh sure, the boys woke up and I fed them and all, but I stayed on the couch while they played in the bedroom. For them, being gone a week translated to a new fascination with their toys. They happily skipped down the hallway after breakfast and did not bother me for nearly two hours. TWO HOURS OF READING, I say. I even flipped on the fireplace.

The rest of the day wasn’t as leisurely spent, but it involved more reading, more of the boys playing on their own and more down time, which I dearly needed. Other than a grocery run and a trip to ToysRUs (blog post about that coming tomorrow), I was home in my jammies.

But now it’s time for Dexter and a much-needed date with the treadmill. To celebrate, here’s a little piece of art I found online honoring the vile show. This particular image commemorates Season 4, my most favorite. The rest can be found courtesy of genius Ty Mattson.

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