Random week
This week has been full of nice little surprises that add just enough to spruce up life a little. The surprises are nothing more than mundane, daily acts of life, but to me, they've been welcome.
It's been a treat having just Louise at home, being able to spend some one on one time with her. We miss Gab dearly (and I think he's a little bored with E's mom because he's figured out how to do redial on her phone and calls us like every 5 minutes) but it sure makes a difference just having one around. Granted, Louise has spent half that time at the daycare while I work on this paper that is due on Monday, but it has been nice to just take care of her in the evenings, to make her feel special. Now, Etienne and I understand why some people only want one child- it's so much easier!
This leads me to the next surprise- the cleanliness of the apartment. I've managed to organize a couple of cabinets as well as clean in depth most of the apartment AND have the energy to pick up after myself and not procrastinate doing things as I usually would because I'm just too darn tired. All of this on top of completing a 20 page paper. I'm telling you, it's the one child thing again. I've devised a theory that each child sucks that much more energy out of you and when one leaves on vacation for a week at his mamie's, that energy is restored. But, I would like that energy to be taken away again because I miss Gab!
Tonight, Louise and I decided to jump in the car and get the necessities to start our herb garden for the summer. She loves flowers and really enjoyed helping me pot the plants. I still would like a few more flowers for the balcony for decoration, but we got basil, parsley, cilantro and mint- the basics of what I use to cook and that will get us started. I love impromptu activities like that, especially on a beautiful evening when the sky is composed of all sorts of colors and we could enjoy this watercolor palette while repotting the flowers (even though it's a little cold for May 1st!)
We had some friends call to see if they could crash at our place tonight. I was planning a boeuf bourgignon and had gotten fresh strawberries at the market to go with the death by chocolate mascarpone brownies I had made, but they called at the last minute to cancel, so E and I got to enjoy the brownies by ourselves!
Tomorrow I'm meeting up with someone I knew from high-school for a drink in a café. She now lives in London and we hooked up on Facebook. Gotta love Facebook for that. Since I've been working hard on this paper and pretty much have it finished, besides the proofing, which will take a day, I am giving myself a break and Louise and I are hitting town tomorrow. It's so fun to meet up with friends from your past!
Pics to come...there are some new, random ones on Flickr if you are interested.
Sounds like a great week! I would love to have that brownie recipe. It looks fab!
Keep me posted on how your cilantro is doing. I can't seem to keep mine going and I brought it inside because something outside seems to be pecking it or eating it to death.
This week has been really good for me too. check out my blog http://www.blogslumber.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Tara | May 02, 2008 at 03:45 PM
Sounds like a great week!!! What fun meeting up with old friends.
I am on Facebook if you want to join me.http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=899185243
Posted by: Anne | May 03, 2008 at 07:21 PM