{"id":107,"date":"2008-06-22T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-22T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2008-06-22T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-22T20:20:00","slug":"home-safe-sound-and-sleepy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Home Safe, Sound, and Sleepy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finished my work out-of-town last week, and rather than be in people’s way of important work they have to do, I came home. My return flights were uneventful, though I had several cowboy boot sightings at my departure airport, which was nice to see. At least boot watching kept me awake until the plane left.<\/p>\n

My partner met me at my home airport with a bouquet of flowers. That was unexpected, and joyful. I scared him a bit when tears rolled down my cheeks. No worries, tears of exhausted happiness.<\/p>\n

If I went to bed to try to take an nap, I would not awaken… until after midnight, and then I couldn’t go back to sleep. So I am catching up on things around the house, email, and beginning to plow through stuff that I’ll have to deal with on Tuesday night during a public hearing. No rest for the weary… though this stuff is so incredibly boring, I’m surprised that it hasn’t put me to sleep. I called my family (including my eighth brother — you know who you are!) and caught up a little bit. I found out that we even have a new little one on the way. Life goes on, a day at a time. But life is short. I told each and every one of those with whom I have communicated that I love them very much.<\/p>\n

My sweetie is really trying to be nice. He said not to worry about a thing, he has dinner all thought out and he will prepare it shortly. Usually the way we divide labor in our household is that he does all the laundry and I do all the cooking, which I enjoy doing. But today, well, a respite. He has my muddy, dirty, smelly, mildewey clothes in the wash, dinner ready to cook, and the flowers in a beautiful vase that my Mom gave me years ago. How incredibly sweet, thoughtful, and wonderful.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I’m glowing with love; my partner, my best friend, my lover: what a treasure. I’m eating it up, and if I weren’t so tired… (well, this is a public blog).
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