It's 9 p.m. I've had the most peaceful afternoon and evening.
Of course, that comes after a morning of saying goodbye to Emma --she wanting to go, but not wanting to say goodbye. Then I found that I had completely lost track of the schedule of the hybrid class whose lab I taught this morning. Thank goodness the students were more on top of the schedule than I was, and were able to get me back on track. It's hard to be so consumed with Emma's schedule and emotions, while also trying to keep track of my classes.
But I got the kitchen and living room cleaned this afternoon, and I've spent a fair amount of time reading --I'm reading A Game of Thrones, which is the first book in the Fire and Ice trilogy. It's an amazingly gripping story, although there is a lot of death involved. I've been told that it has been translated to the small screen (HBO?), but I'm going to finish the books before looking into that. I have hopes there may be a dragon before the story is done. Have any of you read it?
It would have been nice to share this peaceful evening with Rob, but it's Thursday, and he teaches Tuesday and Thursday nights, so he won't be home until I'm well asleep. But I did have an artichoke as part of my dinner --I love artichokes, and haven't had one in a long time. Very yummy. And a glass of wine, although not with the artichoke, because I don't think the two would go well together.
I could get used to this quiet. And still a morning without having to get up and get anyone to school to go.
A quiet evening to oneself... I think I've forgotten what that feels like!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your quiet morning, too. :)
The absolute best part of a sleepover (and only having one child), is that the next morning is free too!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely evening. There are some white wines that pair well with artichoke, I really like a nice dry German Reisling with it.
I hadn't even thought of white wines --I can definitely see that. I'm normally a red-wine person, so the next time I have artichokes on the menu, I'll have to think ahead :-)
DeleteA quiet evening reading - sounds wonderful! I hope you are enjoying your quiet morning now. I had never heard of A Game of Thrones until this morning, and this is the second mention of it. (But then, I'm usually the last to know about anything.) The newspaper says that there is a Game of Thrones cookbook.
ReplyDeleteA cookbook?! Horse meat and curdled mare's milk? That would be a strange thing.
DeleteI realized after I posted this that I'd heard of A Game of Thrones before I knew what it was --http://saltycrunchybitterfresh.blogspot.com/ posted about the HBO series. I scrolled through the cast list for the HBO series, and some of the characters don't look anything like I'd imagined them.
D's reading those books and he is HOOKED!
ReplyDeleteI bet she's doing fine. Enjoy the quiet--what a gift!
I'm partway through Game of Thrones, and all I can say is, Don't Get Attached. The author will kill anyone off. Even if it's someone you really, really like.
ReplyDeleteGod, this is so TRUE! No one is safe!
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