| Someone at Publix Saved my Life Today | | Date Created: Aug 21, 2006, 08:17 PM |
Today really improved. I think Will and I are both just really stressed out and what sometimes happens when we're both that way is that instead of getting together and making it through with sarcastic comments and inside jokes to each other is each of us stewing independently. Each one of us on our deserted island trying to figure out a way off without entertaining the possibility that we might be on the same island and a little teamwork just might get us both off of there. Today we had that breakthrough. When he got home from work he made me laugh--I can't even remember at what and I made him laugh and we decided to stick together instead of sticking through apart. It's weird when you're stressed out but you know the person closest to you is also stressed out so you don't want to lean too hard on that person because you know it's the last thing he or she needs, but if you don't you can feel really isolated and alone.
But what really got me out of my sulky stupor was a trip to Publix grocery store this afternoon. The lady behind the fried chicken counter--the boys' diet is directly related to my stress level--asked how I was and when I said, "Well, it's really Monday today," she laughed and meant it and told me it was for her, too. I don't know why but I felt relieved and comforted. Then she told me she'd just started a low-carb diet a few days before and was having a hard time with it. I told her about the Planters Trail Mix and how it really fills me up when I'm craving a snack and I think we really appreciated each other. Then the bag boy who is incredibly nice but is a little slow said with a huge smile, "You're all by yourself today!" For some reason the fact that he remembered me and remembered the boys was a huge warm-fuzzy injection. And for the final Publix punch, the cashier said her son had just gone off to start college on Sunday, and I thought, Thank you, Lord, I will get there one day!
I really should spend more of my "down" time at Publix and less at home drinking my sorrows away. Today George was pouring tea for a tea party and when a cup was offered to him, James said, "I think I'm going to get me-self a beard."
The best part of the day was when Will came home and we decided to go outside and play and then go for a walk around the new neighborhood. We had a wonderful time together. After James accepted the plan. At first he wanted to go back inside where it was cool and where there weren't any bugs. John, on the other hand, promptly found a large stick and started sword-fighting the tree. George found a cord from a bale of pine straw and decorated the same tree. And when John said, "I'm Peter Pan and I'm gonna fight Captain Hook," George jumped up and said, "And I'm Wendy!" I guess that's better than Tinker Bell?
Anyway, I don't feel as if I'm in control of everything, but I did manage to cobble together a to-do list and I even crossed some of the items off by the end of the day. Some of the items I told myself I'd do tonight, but I think I'll get me-self a beard instead...
Thanks for sticking with me through all the complaints and all the days with no entries. |
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