09 February 2014

sleepy time









Ahh . . . I was so happy for the weekend when it came around. Garrett and I had a busy week last week. We volunteered to watch our cousin's little girl while they went off on an all inclusive trip to Cabo. Four days. One three year old. Sub-zero weather and daycare drop-offs and pick-ups. Meal time, bath time, story time and that blissful time when the dear little one is sleeping (hopefully) and you get to fall onto the sofa next to your husband and just relax.

I'm sick again, though - a head cold sinus thing that just makes me feel and look rather gross. I've gone through two boxes of tissues and almost one roll of toilet paper over the course of the weekend. Sorry for over-sharing, but that box of "Sleepytime" tea has become my best friend. Garrett brought me home the jumbo box and I like to steep my tea with honey, lots of honey. I want to become the "Sleepytime" bear. I want the crackling fire, the comfy chair and the night cap. I want to be snug in my little bear den as the winter winds howl outside, healing from the inside out.

But tomorrow is Monday and my PTO is dwindling, so I'll have to do the best I can to heal up and then brave the work week along with everyone else. This has been a long winter. My dad was saying something along the lines of we've had 40 mornings below zero here in Minnesota. That sounds about right to me. I really dislike walking to my office in this cold.

We rearranged the living room. We finished off the family room in the basement, and put the tv down there. That created space for another bookshelf. I feel so happy with all of my books and pictures around me. I finished a great book this weekend. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. It was wonderful . . . think Romeo and Juliet set against an 80's soundtrack. Funny and heartwarming. I made Garrett listen as I explained the entire plot to him and why I loved it so much. ha. I read it for my April book club.

That's a pot of my restorative chicken noodle soup on the stove. I begged my mother to bring me one of her farm-grown chickens so that I could use it to make this soup. We've got to get healthy around here.

I hope all of you bears are cozy on this chilly February night. Snuggle in and sleep tight.

XOXO
Jillian

7 comments:

  1. I'm interested in this book you have recommended. Sounds good. Keep warm. :-)

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  2. I loved Eleanor & Park too! The author really captured teen romance in the 80s. Feel better! ~Tracy

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  3. Hope you feel better soon - love that quilt - did you make it. Will look for that book in my library.

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    1. Thanks! My sister made me that quilt. She made it before I left for a study abroad trip to England - I took it with me. I love it.

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  4. Sorry that you were sick. I just realized that we haven't had a head cold for two winters now. However, today I am staying at my mom's house, which is wonderful. However, she has an in-home daycare and so my daughter and I are exposed to a ton of little kid germies, so I am going to have to buy some local honey on the way home and drink lots of echinacea and elderberry tea! My mom has started taking elderberry syrup and is going to send some home with us!

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    1. Hi Katie - I suspect our little cousin brought the head cold home from daycare and promptly gave it to me. Elderberry tea sounds nice.

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  5. Oh, head colds are miserable! As is the cold. It seeps into your bones and it's impossible to shake. But, all the cozy pictures are so inviting! Feel better soon, sweetie!

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