[we ordered two scoops of strawberry. the server added sprinkles and whipped cream as a reward for being so charming and dancing in the aisles when the jackson 5 came on the jukebox.]

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this weekend it was freezing cold. actually, it was below-freezing cold. saturday i got up early, ground some beans for coffee, and snuck out to the hallway to get the day’s newspaper only to find that my paper hadn’t been delivered. kind of bummed (i love my saturday morning paper, and not just because that’s when they deliver the Sunday Crossword and now i’ll be all week without my crossword and probably get out of practice and feel really lame and impossibly dumb when i attempt next week’s puzzle…), i took it as a sign that i was supposed to climb back into bed and sleep in.

so i did; emma hopped into the bed and watched the magic school bus while i snuggled her and slept until 10! and then i took the day off… no computer time, no phone-checking, no to-do-list making. just a very cold day filled with warm, easy family time, too much playdoh, an abundance of cuddles, and plenty of book reading, music-listening, spaghetti making, and long-hot-bath taking. it was bliss.

i know it’s decadent, but i’m thinking i’d really benefit from a day off like this more often. maybe even once a week.