We hit the wall this week. Crabby and exhausted pretty much described both of us. One of us had a ‘come a part‘ (this is a wonderful British saying for ‘tantrum’), when the chicken would not scan at the self-checkout at Fred Myer. Another of us had their ‘come a part’, when we learned that, THAT Window’s date for delivery was being changed again!
I took a two hour nap and I don’t nap. My Loving Spouse declared the following day a ‘day off’. No work on the house or farm other than feeding the animals.
The clouds made the sky beautiful, friends came to play croquet, and they brought cold adult beverages.
We know that remodeling a home is a luxury, a very ‘first world situation’. So, we will not lament the frustrations of not receiving THAT Window, when we should have had it six weeks ago, or that when it was finally delivered to the store, an employee stole it. It is doubtful, that I will shop at Home Depot again. The window (ordered again elsewhere) will get here…eventually…I hope…BTW!
What I did do on the ‘day off’ was the perfect antidote for a hot summer’s day and the epitome of ‘for fun and for free’! My BGF and I floated the canal. We are careful to attach the ‘liquid supplies’ to the inner tube.
There are two hard parts when you float the canal, getting in and getting out. Getting in is colder!
…and we are off….cooled off…our very own lazy river…my very own lazy day…
To have this friend…believe me,
I am blessed!
You work so hard, glad you also play hard!
Oh, thank you my friend!
I want to do that!
Cousin,
It is so fun and I would love to do it with you!
We’ve all had the same yin/yang experiences in life you two are experiencing! and you share them so well, thank you, alas we are not alone 🙂 One of my favorite zen-like prayers is “Be kind, be sympathetic, rejoice, move on” and I find myself repeating that stanza often!
Thank you, Terri!
Looks lovely! Do you also have someone pick you up at the end of your floating time? Or do you have to lug the tube all the way home??
It is a two car shuffle. Towels and car at the other end, after scrambling up the bank to get out. It really is lovely. Just your kind of thing!
I love everything about this!
Oh, sweet Les,
Thank you so very much. Love hearing from you dear friend!