Golden is an understatement

Ah..... Saturday. I'm so glad you're here.

I left my sleeping family around 8:00 this morning, and so far I've been to a convenience store, 2 grocery stores, home again to put the groceries away and pick up a pile of well-read paperbacks, another grocery store, and my favorite used bookshop. And now I'm sitting at my computer in virtual silence. The quiet hum of the air conditioner and my click-clicking on the keyboard are the only sounds to be heard. Well, except for the occasional squeak from Cosette (my dachshund) begging me to throw her toy. I love it.

Upon returning home from vacation, I've been inundated with calls and visits from loving, well-intentioned family and friends, who missed me, and whom I also missed. But sometimes, I just need the quiet. Yesterday I began to feel a bit resentful that these people I love would just not leave me alone. I had a chat with myself and set myself straight, and I quickly changed my attitude. But I am appreciative of the silence. The alone. Sometimes I just need that.

But now my children are awake and asking many questions, and someone is on the phone for me. Ah well..... it was nice while it lasted. I will desperately seek out another opportunity for silence, and in the meantime, appreciate that I am loved.