I See You . . .

Since I've been partcially laid off, I've been trying to find ways to keep myself busy.

I clean,
I clean,
and I clean.

I also do run all my errands during the week as opposed to the weekend. Since I don't drive, I do it all on foot. I go to the post office, the do my groceries and I do my odds and ends shopping at Walmart. I also have Kenneth at home with me for the summer and I work on Tuesdays and Fridays for 6.5 hours each day. And even though all these things keep me busy, I still tend to get a bit restless.

This morning when I wokeup, I just didn't want to get out of bed and do anything. There's only so much cleaning and laundry I can do. I don't have much money to go shopping and I didn't feel like watching cartoons today. So, Kenneth and I went for a walk. We left this morning at 10am and walked downtown. First, we stopped at the 5 and 10 store and I bought some ice cube trays, index cards and 3 pieces of $.02 candy. Then, we sat outside in the shade to cool off. I wanted to get up right away and get going when Kenneth looked at me and said, "Mommy - let's just relax". You know, for someone who has special needs, he sure is wise. So, I sat back down, and did just that. I relaxed. It felt pretty good. After that, we went down a little further and stopped at the local hobby shop to look at some trains. That's Kenneth's favorite thing to do. They have a Thomas the Train setup inside where kids can play. Next, we did something that I haven't gotten the chance to do in years - I browsed though a few antique shops. I had so much fun doing that. It didn't even bother me that I was exhausted, sweating or hungry. I took quite a few pictures that I can't wait to post. Here's one of them:


After my batteries died, I realized it was time for lunch so we went to our favorite pizza restaurant. I had a chicken salad and Kenneth had pizza. Dude, if you're ever in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Dominak's is the place for pizza! Afterwards, Kenneth wanted an icy so of course I complied. Finally, we treked home. We got back at about 1pm.

I must say that I really had a great time and I'm glad that the weather was decent enough for us to get out for a bit. It's past 5pm and I'm still very tired. I need to get out more.

Tomorrow, we go visit my mother. It's supposed to rain but that's okay. There's always Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. Don't forget to relax.

~ Millie