Geezer Alert!

The kids were out the door and off to school. Of course, where it takes a great deal of energy and effort to fix them breakfast, I am usually exhausted by the time they leave. So, out the door they went and up the stairs went I...back to bed. I was so incredibly tired. Surely some of that was left over from the past couple of days where I have been feeling better and doing more.

I was back in bed by 7:40am...phone turned off by 7:41am...asleep by 7:42am. At some point, Big Daddy and I changed positions without ever waking each other. That is from years of practice, I assume. *smile* We slept until 11am. Wow.

11 o'clock came and we decided to get up and go run some errands. We headed out and were back home by 12:30. I made lunch for us and began doing some things to get ready for our dinner party with Babs, Ken, their son and Beautiful Daughter's boyfriend. We would be eating at 6, so I needed to get busy.

I sat at the kitchen table and peeled apples for apple crisp...one of my signature desserts. Well, one of my signature desserts that I completely ruined TWICE for Thanksgiving because I am such a ditz anymore. My apple crisp is Precious Son's favorite, so I wanted to try one more time since he missed out on it for Turkey Day. While I sat peeling apples, Big Daddy was also at the kitchen table working on my laptop. We were talking and reviewing some things for our business while also discussing Christmas for the kids, etc.

I finished with the apples and layered the crisp, put it all in the oven and moved on to peeling potatoes and such. Our meal would consist of boneless pork roast, restaurant-style red mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, buttery corn, salad, fresh veggies and dip, and of course, apple crisp a la mode, for dessert. YUM!

Big Daddy and I worked independently on our projects, but we stayed in the kitchen and dining room areas. We exchanged kisses on the cheek and hugs here and there. Just simple. Just sweet. Just nice. We talked and laughed and made decisions about this, that, and the other, working independently but "together".

Before we knew it, it was going on 4 o'clock, and here came the kids. Beautiful Daughter's boyfriend had come home with them and the three of them were glad to be home. They washed and sanitized because we still are sanitizing and probably will be forever. I continued preparing food and thought the kids would gravitate toward the Wii or XBox 360 or even the tv to watch Ellen. (I had to record Ellen, but will be watching it today, which mean TWO episodes in one day! YAY!!!) These teenagers were choosing to stay with us and converse. Amazing. However, they needed to "go on" because three teenagers in a working, cooking kitchen means dinner will be late! LOL

The kids went on and watched ESPN and Big Daddy and I finished up what all we needed to do. Our friends arrived and we all sat down to eat. Everything was yummy and everyone was happy. After dinner, we sat around and talked, again, the kids were there, not wanting to be anywhere else. It was so nice. We eventually decided to rearrange the living room to accommodate our Christmas tree, which needs to be put up soon! Babs has given me until Sunday evening to make that happen. Apparently putting the tree up a week before Christmas is not an option this year. hahaha That's fine. I want this year to be the best yet...

We all visited, Babs and I took the boyfriend home and then Babs and her family left. The dishes were done and everything was back in order and the house became quiet as the kids got ready for bed. Big Daddy and I hugged each other in that special way you hug and not speak. We had just had a wonderful night which had followed a wonderful day.

Nothing big happened.
Nobody famous stopped by.
Nothing came in the mail.
No call was urgent.

It was just a day...an old geezer kind of day...and I loved it.