{"id":2718,"date":"2014-03-15T03:43:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T03:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.darais.com\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2014-03-15T03:43:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T03:43:02","slug":"ants-and-the-rohirrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2014\/03\/15\/ants-and-the-rohirrim\/","title":{"rendered":"Ants and the Rohirrim"},"content":{"rendered":"

The girls went down for naps and quiet time super early today, and instead of doing homework like I should have done, I read a couple hours into The Return of the King<\/em>. It turned out to be an apt read; while I was feeding the girls an after-nap meal, I killed about a dozen ants in my kitchen. I couldn’t help but think about Tolkein’s description of the Rohirrim in battle–specifically, I thought about how they sang as they fought. I didn’t feel like singing while I was killing ants, but the glimmer of satisfaction I felt helped me understand that initially bewildering passage a little better.<\/p>\n

After the girls were fed, I took them outside to play:<\/p>\n

\"20140314_153844\"<\/a> \"20140314_153856\"<\/a> \"20140314_153916\"<\/a> \"20140314_154659\"<\/a> \"20140314_154607\"<\/a> \"20140314_154651\"<\/a>Then I took them to the library, grocery shopping, the gas station, and back home. Abe arrived shortly after we did, and after dinner he bathed and chased the girls while I cleaned the downstairs and practiced. I was supposed to go to school tonight, but I’m feeling kind of icky and a brand new cold has introduced itself at our house. I am trying to avoid getting sick yet again.<\/p>\n

Oh! I forgot to mention that while I was at school yesterday, Abe cleaned the whole house. I came home and fell in love with my husband all over again. It was soooooo nice, especially since I never feel like I have time or energy to clean these days. I hate the messes that accumulate, and having them gone has felt like THE greatest luxury. I’m going to try to be better at staying on top of the messes since today I enjoyed my mess-free life so much more than my regular mess-filled life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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