Rainy day, but good

This is Abe.  Lily is at yoga right now.  Life has been very good in the Darais house lately, and today is no exception.  Two days ago, Lily and I had a pow-wow about our worsening sleep deprivation and made a plan for gettting more sleep.  Last night, I slept about seven hours and today I felt great!

Today was very much a recovery day for Lily.  Yesterday was a very intense day for her so she caught her breath today as much as she could while still taking care of the children.  She even had a poetry session with Lydia, teaching her multiple poems!  Lily told me that Lydia likes the poem, “Grandeur of God” which pleased Lily because that is one of her all-time favorites.

Work is going really well for me.  Although I was frustrated this morning about my performance, I had a really good lunch-time walk where I prayed a lot and felt like everything was in God’s hands and progressing as it should.  Though my afternoon was only mildly successful, I found joy and satisfaction in my work.  The last work note is that one of my collegues today told me that today was John Steinbeck’s birthday.  My collegue also told me that East of Eden by Steinbeck was one of his all time favorite books.  Whenever someone reports to me their favorite book, it makes me think I should read it.  Maybe I’ll get it on audio book?

At home I had a breif moment with Lily before she left for yoga.  I then put Mary down because she was so exhausted (she was starting to fade in her high-chair) and then I colored downstairs with Lydia before putting her to bed.

Tomorrow I have a regional lunch meeting and there will be a competition for the craziest hair.  I’m determined to participate because I’m interviewing for Region positions on Monday and I want to prove that I know how to have fun…..I have no idea how I am going to do my hair…….I’ll try to have a pic to post tomorrow!

Speaking of pictures!

Today was an incredibly rainy day.  So great for a desert!
Today was an incredibly rainy day. So great for a desert!

 

Mary getting one of her favorite books.
Mary getting one of her favorite books.
Mary asking Lily to read the book.
Mary asking Lily to read the book.
Lydia climbing on a mountain/overturned chair
Lydia climbing on a mountain/overturned chair
A good shot of Lydia's braid.
A good shot of Lydia’s braid.