Anybody home?

It's Monday morning, and all's well. I'm alone. My mom's at work, Brendan's 2000 miles away in Chicago, and the cats are napping.

Having this quiet time to myself is pretty nice, actually. I spend a lot of time online these days, researching my next professional move and geting caught up on everything I've missed over the past year. It's time-consuming and certainly a little dull to observe, especially when Brendan emerges from the back office every half hour or so to check on my status.

"So what's new online?"

"Oh, you know. Just doing research."

"Yeah, uh huh. So, what are your thoughts on lunch?"

Asking my thoughts on lunch actually means: "I'm hungry and I'd like you to offer up some lunch options, because I only want to make my own PB&J if I absolutely have to."

At this point I usually sigh and push aside the laptop, and then Brendan will say something like "forget it, forget it, you're busy, I'm fine", and disappear into the back office for another 15 minutes or so. The entire scene will repeat in various forms throughout the day. It's just what we do.

But not this week. This week, I'm free to surf the web and eat things I know Brendan wouldn't like (sourdough walnut toast and cottage cheese, for example - you should see the face he made when I suggested it last). But it's a little lonely, too. The cats don't appreciate the graceful way I flip eggs in a pan, or pour milk onto a bowl of cereal. Even though I don't really like playing waitress, I kinda like being the one my husband depends on for his nutrition.

Although if he saw what I was watching on YouTube right now, he'd certainly have something disdainful to say. So, yeah. It's nice to have this quiet time. Just me and the cats, all week.

-Sarah

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Enjoy it whie it lasts

Hehe. So what were you watching? Oh and thanks again for the Tumblr help. : P

Kinda funny.

My wife is away all this week as well.

Just me and our 3 gatos. Her not being here makes me realize how much interaction they like to have.

Instead of two laps to lay in they only have one. Which can make them angry.