The first time I've ever been a morning person.

It's funny how after spending 3 days living through your body trying to rip your tonsils out via your gag reflex how absolutely elated you will be to wake up without wretching.

It's funny how you'll glide down the basement stairs to clean the cat's litter boxes, so happy to make the house make sense again.

It's funny how usually in the morning you grumble at the children without making eye contact, "mmmrrrhh....breakfast?" and they'll answer with their choice of cold cereal. But today you'll ask them what type of cereal they'd like with genuine enthusiasm! Will it be Cinnamon Life? Honeycombs? What will it be!?

It's funny how you'll be making the bed and suddenly think, "I haven't felt this alive for as long as I can remember."

And you are only slightly exaggerating.

Today I am going to take a shower and go to the bagel shop with Logan and the kids and then I'm going to do something I thought, as I begged the cold smooth tile in my bathroom to take my life, I would never do again.

I am going to the market. To buy food I will prepare for my family to consume.

Was life always this wonderful and I just didn't realize it? This is pretty amazing.

Comments

[Velma]

I am imagining you with little animated birdies fluttering upon your fingers, a la Snow White.

Glad you are better!

[Danielle]

Life is always just a little more beautiful after you have been sick. I still remember what I beautiful day it was when my first son was born. Of course I only noticed after the epidural but still.

Now don't over do it. I always over do it the first day that I'm feeling better.

[jbeeky]

Consume food with ingredients purchased at a store? What say you? I usually like to buy a bunches of artichoke and zuchinni and look at them doubtfully night after night while I cheerfully ask "Who wants burritos?".

[Melissa Summers]

Ah yes, I am often the victim of Produce Aisle Optimism.

[Melissa Summers]

I have spent the last 3 hours trying to make a shopping list. This is how my brain is functioning right now. Not on all valves.

[cce]

I absolutely hate food shopping. Maybe I need me a dose of strep throat to improve my attitude a bit?

[slouching mom]

The absence of pain. It's a beautiful thing.

[Sarah]

Welcome back to the land of the living - so glad you didn't lose your joie de vivre down the pan too!

[Kelly]

So glad you're feeling better. Sick sucks.

[maiareads]

I love that feeling! Usually get it after being sick, maimed or super depressed. Good for you on feeling ALIVE again.

[jess howard]

I'll take some of that.

Birdies on hands and all.

Glad your feeling better.

[Jessica]

Isn't it amazing how you can be deathly ill and all of a sudden realize that your life is pretty damn good and how precious it is to not be sick on a daily basis? I know exactly how you feel!!!!

[BOSSY]

Bossy thinks if you were really in that great a mood you would have offered your kids Cocoa Puffs.

[Whinger]

Regarding the clogged dishwasher: If Logan (or you) replaced the garbage disposal last night, that's probably the culprit. At the risk of being terribly gauche, here's a link to my own issues with the garbage disposal/dishwasher dilemma (http://house-made.com/?p=98). You need to hammer out the plug in the dishwasher/insinerator connector, and then the dishwasher will flow freely once again.
At least when I installed the garbage disposal, these directions were not included. Awesome.

[Melissa Summers]

Yes, that was it. Thank you Jesus. Also Thank You Jesus I did not call the plumber immediately as I'd intended to.