Cathy in the Wright

Thursday At The Outpost

Yes. Still here. Very busy and the crud still lingers. Although I must be feeling a little better because I washed dishes for the first time in four days. Even The Governor was sighing in relief.

I felt good enough to haul The Governor off on a playdate once we had The Senator off to school. Sat around with a few other moms discussing the latest scandal to rock our small town. I'd go into it here, but there are a few locals who read my site, and if they don't know about it, I don't want to be the one who spreads it further. Although after today, I'm pretty sure the only person who doesn't know about it is the dog. In a bigger town, this affair wouldn't cause a blip on anyone's radar, but out here everyone has locked on and will be tracking it for months.

Later, although the day was a bit crisp, the boys and I went for a ride through the woods on the 4-wheeler. We saw a beautiful doe standing amid blazing orange and yellow leaves. Wish I'd had my camera. I also helped my father-in-law stack wood. Nana came out and distracted the boys by raking a huge leaf pile. Funny how much faster the work goes fewer hands involved.

Fixed dinner, drew the baths, tucked children in bed. Ahh. I sat in a chair with my feet up on another, the dog made room for himself around my toes, and we rested. Until I remembered that I didn't post yesterday and I better get something down before my vast readership bails for more productive URLs.

And after re-reading the above...well, they still might. Back to the chair. This time I'll remember to bring a beer and a biscuit for my toe-warmer.

Posted by Cathy at October 14, 2004 09:13 PM