Bee on something sweet smelling on my street. Honeysuckle? Taken today.

I have my husband home tonight after one week of having been gone from us. His body is here but his mind is not. He had a hard week. I’m glad to have him home again.

Alex was the most excited of us all and gave him what I like to call his cry-baby greeting. It was so sweet. I was glad to see him too but I think Alex’s greeting was the best.

I don’t get that when I come home, but then again, I am never away from home anymore unless Rick is with me. After all, I’m just Mom who is always here. Mom feeds. She scoops dog stuff and cat stuff and cleans up after us when we make a mess.

Maybe that needs to be fixed.

When my Mom was alive I at least got to break away for a night when I went up to get her to bring her down to New Jersey and Rick got to deal with dogs/cats/feeding/scooping/at home things while I was gone for a short time. Since her death I really have nowhere to go. sniff, sniff. (insert really feeling sorry for myself here.)

I could get on an airplane, but that costs money. And lots of planning. And not my most favorite thing in the world. And, really, where would I go? I want to be taken care of, not take care of someone else if I go somewhere. I have enough of that at home. Is that selfish? Yes. Completely.

There is no clear answer to my dilemma. So, here I am, and here I will stay.

Feeding, scooping, letting dogs in and out, etc.

I know I have so many things to be thankful for, and I am. I am thankful for everything I have in my life, but sometimes the daily routine just gets tiresome and I would love a break. Not really complaining; not really. Well, maybe just a little…

Come to Rhode Island and see me!!! 

But you are working full time now!

I feel a midweek trip down the shore is needed.  Ready?

Kim,
If you mean this week, I can’t do it! Rick is gone again until Tuesday night, then company arrives on Friday. Any other week though and you might just be on!

You should know you have an open invitation to come to NC anytime you want! I would love to have the company. A nice relaxing trip on Amtrak…not a plane. We could go to the Biltmore House in Asheville for a day trip!

Bigsis, but you are working too and it’s pretty unpredictable!

Kim sounds like a good friend! 
Go put your toes in the ocean, stay at a B&B and be pampered.

Maggie, there is nothing quite like a good friend with a shore house! But I think we’ll wait until the water warms up a bit!

You are speaking what I’m often thinking…I want to be taken care of, I want someone to do for me and not the other way around.  Selfish…yes; honest…yes.  And life goes on…

Must be catching as I feel a little down this week.  I think it is the weather here that is so depressing, if the sun would just shine so that I could get out into the garden…

Same weather here Joyce. No sun lately! Just gray skies and now it’s chilly again instead of that lovely warmth we had for a few days. Springs is teasing us!