Woke up.

Downstairs

Kitchen

Biff. Grace. T.J. and I

Kids eating breakfast

Biff drinking black coffee

Me drinking coffee

Me hugging kids good bye before bus

Biff and I calling out I LOVE YOU as the kids approach their bus.

Biff ready to roll out into the world of sales

Kiss Biff bye.

I love you.

I love you.

Gravel in driveway crunches and fades

Dogs? eager to go outside

Jinx slinks out the door

Webster wiggles a plastic bottle top

Another sip of coffee

Out with the doggies

In p.j. and cozy slippers

Tousled hair

Walk Fitzy on her retractable leash

Daisy dilly dallies freely...close by

Quiet moment for me to think about the day

Look at watch to note the time

Mom and little ones from down the street....drive up the street..... stop to say hello 

I say good morning to her 2 little boys in the back seat

Volvo back window goes down.

I sing hello "Jack in the back" and "Billy is silly"

Moms talk
This mom chats with little boys

Nick the neighbor drives by on his way to work.....with a wave and big good morning

Moms talk about kids and apple picking and life

Sweet minivan mom of four drives by en route to various schools

Moms talk

This mom realizes that hair is unbrushed

This mom acknowledges attire and lack of grooming

This mom chats some more

That mom..younger and showered...acknowledges life as we know it
That mom mentions she has days like this

2 moms say goodbyes

Little boys wave from their car seat thrones

Then doggies and  I hustle up the hill and start walking back up the driveway

I pause....while 8 paws pause to look

I look around too

Surprise!

My top is inside out

Before I can muster up some embarrassment ...... thinking of the hoards of folks I've shared my casual sleeping ensemble with
I realize it's good luck and it's just a day like any other.

No biggie

Who really cares
I'm just me

Last night....tired.....I put my blue on blue....unsexy sleeping get up on
In the dark

Last night

Too late
Oh well...such is life...my life.
I'm still happy
It's my life
I'm comfortable
It's not a show
No beauty contest
It's real
In the door
With dogs
Happy

Sipped a fresh cup of coffee

Fed the dogs

Raced to the shower

Shampoo

Rinse

Repeat

Dry

Dressed

Packed my bag

Skipped down the stairs

Kissed the dogs good bye

Lugged my things to the car

Ushered Daisy back in the house...she was preparing to stow away in our car

Flipped on the t.v.

Clicked on to sesame street

Put little Webster in his little home

Scooted back out the door

into the car

Started

Reverse

Crunching gravel

Put car in drive

drove out of town

For a relaxing moms' overnight with 2 other moms

Visiting the mom of one for a

Day of fun

Put on p.j.s...casual sleeping soft cotton...in the light

Went to sleep knowing that in the morning

Other moms would understand

My life!

Just to change the routine
The day to day life

I had to get out of town just so I could gather my thoughts
Take time
For me
Just to think

About what to wear to bed
My own time
Ahhhhhhhhh

But
I'm still mis-coordinated and discombobulated
I didn't take much time to pack
Then again

It's o.k. I'm used to me