Sheer Laziness.......

..... and loving every minute of it.

Lynda is back on days and needed someone to tend to Milo for the day yesterday. (Pick me, Pick me) He is a perfect angel when sleeping as you can see. When he isn't sleeping it is difficult to get a shot of him as he is a busy lad - everywhere and into everything; where you want him to be, he isn't. Our visit at at mom's was a quick one as he was into all manner of stuff - balls of knitting wool, piles of papers - everywhere we were, he didn't want to settle.

Once over to my place he had to give the place a thorough inspection but eventually found a sunny spot of a carpet and used my shoes for a pillow. After he had settled it didn't take me long to find the couch for a rest of my own. (I can't seem to conk out at night but give me anything horizontal during the day and look out) You see, REST, that is the theme for the week. I didn't know that back on Monday and it is only becoming clear to me today, Friday, but that's okay. It may not have been the intention at the beginning of the week but that is how it has turned out. Ah, well... Sleeping hasn't been a great deal better but I've hung in there like a trooper with those sheets swaddled around me winning all the debates as to why I should be up out of bed.

Milo and I snoozed so Al, my boarder, cooked and we had eaten when Lynda arrived from her dinner date. Despite being stuffed she joined in and had a cuppa but declined the biscuits. Chicken!! Lynnie didn't stick around for ages - we had a nice visit but before too long she felt like getting on home. We continue to help one another with day-to-day pressures, outside relations, work stuff, finances, our kids stuff. Hmmm....sounds just like being married, doesn't it?

I just had a check-in call from a friend knows why I missed Mondays meeting and who hasn't seen me at meetings since; there's a 'men's only closed discussion' happening at noon - let's go. There will be some new idea floating about the room that I need to hear today.

Gotta go.... likely check-in later.

*Update* I can see I hadn't been up long enough to be writing anything here. Even after editing it's a mess. Mea culpa. Shut up Norm.*

Odds & Ends

Work for the week is over in a few hours; 70 some hours worth. I've taken it very easy last night and tonight; weary, weary. It's off to home and bed for a few hours and after a short sleep, back up to help Lynda with 'that' job.

When Owen and his parents went home Saturday Lynda jumped in the car and took off for a long overdue visit with her mom, Mother Mary. She's coming back around noon today and calling to wake me when she gets close.

Over a year ago I came down with one of these never-ending colds that I get. At that time my weight dropped below 140 lb and stayed there - usually varying by a couple of lb around the 135 mark. I'm just 12 days into this smoking 'quit' and my metabolism has begun to change already; I've gained weight!!!!! I'm over 140 again!!!! My system is undergoing some other sorts of adjustments to not smoking causing some funny / embarrassing situations that I needn't go into here. I just hope this isn't something that is going to last - the new normal??

We aren't experiencing any grossly overt signs of spring as yet. The weather has been fine lately - clear skies but cool temps making for a very controlled melt of the snowcover. I should have a chance to get out and about on foot.... maybe Wednesday ... to see what I can see in terms of 'spring' being on it's way. I know a couple of types of animals are coming out of hibernation; I've gagged passing by where skunks have been killed on the road. Gawdawful stench.

Yeah, my respite from work will be very short-lived. I get off at 6 this morning and my boss has asked me to be back for a day shift at 8 Monday morning.... and again Tuesday. No rest for the wicked and all that....

I'm going to have to do some research and reading up along the lines of 'Classical Music For Dummies'. CBC Radio 2 has been my constant companion lately and there are particular types of music writing that I don't understand a lot about. I've heard a few different 'requiems' just recently - Faure's, Webber's, Verdi's, Brahm's - all very different, very powerful, emotionally loaded..... Like I said I need to study up in order to understand it all better, how it fits, it's structure, it's place. ?? Calling Miss Music Nerd ??

Here, once again, for your listening pleasure: http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/. Go ahead - listen live. Check out the updated Concerts On Demand pages.