Peace, calm, serenity. That is what i feel right now. My parents have left. The extra dogs are gone. There are no demands on me right now, and won’t be for at least another day. It feels so nice.
The past two days, hosting my parents, have been hectic. Getting the house ready. Cooking. Cleaning up while also trying to interact and be a good hostess. Cooking again. Getting my Dad’s help with projects around the house. Setting up the grill. Cooking again. And again.
Man, cooking for a crowd is a lot of work!
Right now, everything is silent and peacefull. In the living room, the presents Lance and i received are still strewn about. I’ll put things away and straighten up… later. In the guest bath upstairs, Dad was helping me install some extra towel racks. I will finish that project and put away the tools… later. The kitchen is mostly clean, but needs to be tidied from breakfast this morning. I will do that… later.
Right now, i am enjoying intermittently reading, surfing the web, and blogging about my weekend. I’ll get around to the rest of it after i catch my breath… and maybe take a nap.