Things are slow around the cabin today. I promised Tenderheart that tomorrow, we will be productive. We'll do some type of home schooling or something. It will involve me getting out a workbook and talking her through some activities. Maybe we'll go for a nature walk. The promise of a fruitful tomorrow is what relieves my laziness induced guilt today.
As I read and simultaneously marvel over Tenderheart 's latest masterpiece, Chuck busies himself with the ever growing log pile. Cutting them up into pieces, small enough for our tiny, little, wood stove, stacking them into piles for cold weather, extra cold weather, and seriously cold weather. He seems to really enjoy it. It is a good thing too, because it is terribly time consuming, laborious work.
Tenderheart quietly sets up her babies on her perch, a third of the way up the loft stairs. She paints designs on a white umbrella and some construction paper. She watches a couple of DVD's, one of the big T.V. and one on the portable player alongside me in the bed beside me while I read. I occasionally feed the fire and shift the dogs from outside, to inside, to the arctic entry. I read Tenderheart a few books. I make up some words to "Hush Little Baby" that neither rhyme nor make sense, to amuse her and then I spend the rest of the day trying to get the song out of my head.
The snow we got last week has turned into a mix of 3/4 mush and 1/4 ice. The sun that shone for an uncharacteristically long time today, melted the icicles that had formed on the eaves of the cabin. The fire pops and I flinch, more accustomed to the open fireplaces of my youth than the glass fronted wood stove. Life is mostly quiet today. Tomorrow could be different. I will let go of the guilt that comes with laziness, and relish the slow rhythm of the day. 9 Comments
Enjoy this weather! I am. :) Pretty soon it's going to be COLD. Nature is being nice to us so far. A few years ago, we got snow in early September! Now the ice, I could do without.
ReplyDeleteSusan in North Pole
sounds like a wonderful day :) got to rest sometime.
ReplyDeleteHave a productive day and week and have fun on your nature walks and exploring :)
These warnings about the "real cold" coming kind of scare me a little bit for you all. I'm sure you will find ways with a little help from your friends to handle it. The unknown is always scary. Have a wonderful day and I love you.
ReplyDelete@Estra: They'll be fine, as long as they have the adequate clothing when they're outdoors. And there's nothing wrong with hibernating either. When it's really cold, if you don't have to go out, you don't. Personally, the darkness gets to me more than the cold does.
ReplyDelete@Hayley: If you don't have full=spectrum lamps or bulbs, pick up a few next time you come into town (if you can't get them there). It might be psychological, but it works for me. I keep my full spectrum desk lamp on whenever I'm on my computer, and I read by one at night. I also put full spectrum (or daylight) light bulbs in my lamps to cast a more natural, sun-like, light.
Also, boost your VIT D. Another big help when the sun only shines for 4 hours.
One more thing... hide a house key outside somewhere JUST IN CASE you ever lock yourself out of your house. I did that once, in my bathrobe and bare feet! Fortunately a side door was open, but it could have had a deadly outcome! Now we have a key hidden outside.
Susan in North Pole
No need to feel guilty! A lazy Sunday might be just what you need to gear up for the busy week. We all need it sometimes. Lazy Sunday's are my favorite. :)
ReplyDeleteVery good information Susan. Especially the part about the key. That could very well be a fatal mistake. Those are the ones that scare me. I'm sure Hayley will take that advice to heart. I love you already as I do Karla and Courtney. Thanks. Katie you are so right. I am actually envious of a good excuse to stay home.
ReplyDeleteRelish the lazy days of winter. Once summer arrives it's go, go, go and there's no time to sleep, relax or read a book. :) I also suggest you splurge and buy yourself some Ugg slippers. Trust me, you won't regret the price tag. ;0)
ReplyDeleteI think that sounds like a pretty dang good 'lil Saturday. Hey, you wrote some great poetry... That would be productive enough for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody. With winter setting in, I see lots of lazy days in my future. I'm going to have to get the Jane Fonda exercise videos out or something.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice Susan. I've actually already locked myself out twice, so an extra hidden key is on my list!