Therapeutic

After my not so "well" day yesterday. My sweet husband came home from work after I had fed the kids and bathed them. This was about 7:30pm so I was SOOO ready for them to go to bed. I asked him if he was going to go on his daily run since he hadn't exercised for the day. I think it is so good and important for him to do this. Not just for healthy purposes, but dealing with patients and staff at work can be just as grueling and painful as me staying home with the kids. So, sometimes a run can relieve daily stress, etc. He sincerely replied and said "I don't want to just leave you alone again." By this time I had calmed down significantly and told him to go on and that the kids were going to bed anyways. The kids went to bed (well kinda). Thats another blog in itself. I then went outside and proceeded to hand water my yard. As I have said in earlier posts we are currently in a severe drought. Which means we are only allowed to water on certain days with a sprinkler. Mine happens to be Friday. They do say that you can hand water any day of the week during certain times or use a soaker hose which doesn't do anything. Oddly, when I was out doing it--it was very therapeutic for me. I am not sure if it was just being alone to reflect on my day. Or being outside when the sun was setting. It was just nice to hear the sound of water. Kind of bliss to me. Overall, it was a GOOD thing. Our grass has gotten to be so dead looking and makes me sad. I tend to take a lot of pride in my yard and try to tend and care for it as much as I can. (much like my father n' law is with his yard) I guess you would call me a yard natzi if there was a name for it. I love driving up to my house with a pretty green lawn. Howerver, since our vacation and many weeks without rain it hasn't looked very well. Doug actually compared it to the top of Luke's head. Kind of funny. Luke has a odd blonde patch on top of his head like a skunk. This picture doesn't really give it justice. Its much more noticable in person. But you get the picture.




Our yard is green around our tree and the rest is brown. So, I am hoping a little "grass whispering" will cause it to grow back and not be so dry and crunchy. I did this ritual again tonight after my kids went to bed, so only time will tell.