Sam and I are curled up on the couch, enjoying some Saturday cartoons and a well-deserved rest. The ladies are out shopping and having some time out...but the boys stayed home and cleaned and made cookies. Now we sit with fresh blankets after a warm bath for Sam, savoring some quiet time together.
The weather has turned. After daylight savings, it has been dark and a bit depressing in the afternoons with the sun setting at what seems a ridiculously early hour. I am ready for bed at 6pm when it is pitch black out. It always reminds me of growing up in Juneau, where it was dark when we woke-up....when we went to school.....and when we got home at the end of the day....winters seemed so long.
I guess that is how I am feeling now...waiting for the first flurries of snow (anticipated in a couple hours). As the years speed-up...I start to identify more and more with those who made the decision to retire somewhere warm for the winters! I know that once we adjust, things will be fine and we will have another winter together as a family...it is just some adjustment.
So now the sun is setting and we are ready to start dinner preparations and maybe a football game on TV...but most likely Ghostbusters. :-) While the darkness deepens outside, we keep warm and happy inside our home. How lucky we are.
-a
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