Do I Need a Title?

Today has been a really nice day. Our second day of school went smoothly, we had a nice tea (Miss M was even well-behaved and smiling), I finally heard from a friend I'd been worried about because I hadn't heard from her in a month (she'd gone on a last-minute vacation to the beach!), and I got a whole chapter of images posted for a book that's going online. The weather is beautiful, and J took Miss M out in the backyard. I made a vegan 4-bean chili with rice in the crock pot and it came out okay. It's nice to have a warm meal all ready at that point in the day when you're through school but have evening stuff to do and you're already a little tired and really don't feel like tackling a meal. To open the crock pot, and there's a good dinner, all ready, is great! And it makes the house smell good all day!

Today is much better than yesterday. I was overwhelmed to the point of tears, I seemed to be drowning in projects, a house that needs de-cluttering, and I still hadn't gotten everything ready for school. The funny thing is, nothing has really changed. Maybe I had a good night's sleep? I don't know.

Miss M woke up with a rare runny nose and her mood hasn't been very good all day. I think she has a cold. She was restless all night, she kept waking up and fussing like she was irritated. I think maybe she was annoyed that she was congested.