My Happy Happy Monday!

Yes! It's Monday! Besides nearly having bleeding ulcers all day while waiting for THGGM to hear who got the job, (he kept calling about every hour to say the meeting had been delayed - he finally called at 4 to say he did not) I had a WONDERFUL Monday!

This is why.

All of my children and Baby Boy were here today. Lately, on Sunday nights I would fall into a deep sadness when THGGM leaves for Illinois.

Today, Daughter had to work and brought Baby Boy over for me to love. But, just before she left for work, she found out that due to some mechanical problem, her place of work was closed. She was THRILLED. So, Daughter and Daughter-in-law left for the mall to shop. They rarely get to do this, so it was a great event for both of them.

Youngest Son had to go to classes all day, as his spring break is over. This left Baby Boy, Oldest Son and me to read books, discuss them and pick up the conversation we left off with at 1:30 in the morning.

Oldest Son was reading a book comparing four different commentaries on the book of Revelation. I tried to encourage him to write a book about his childhood friend who is in prison for life with no possibility of parole.

And, I was reading "To Own a Dragon - reflections on growing up without a father", by Donald Miller. That also gave us much to talk about.

In between all of the reading and discussing, we passed around Baby Boy, who chortled and smiled and passed gas and had a bottle and spit up and drooled and peed out of his diaper and seemed genuinely interested in our conversation. It seemed like that anyway. He would add his 'oooooo' where appropriate.

I had a delightful time.

Then, Son-in-law was able to take time off as it was slow where he works. The four of them were able to go to lunch at their favorite chinese place - which is also where Oldest Son and Daughter-in-law became engaged. The whole day seemed like a gift.

They got take out for me.

I got to have some quality alone time with Baby Boy. He napped on my shoulder. I napped too. When he woke up - happy - I read with one of his board books around my book. He LOVED the picture, and 'talked' to the funny face of a little girl drawn on the cover.

Everyone returned home, and then they all left. Even Youngest Son, this time to a meeting.

Now I am alone, with the wind whipping all around the house. But, it isn't sad or depressing or whatever that awful feeling is that I get on Sunday nights.

I had popcorn for dinner.

I finished "To Own a Dragon" and am about to wander off to bed with "Blue Like Jazz".

I'm reading again. Maybe it was true, what I was told. I was depressed because it was February. Nearly half way through March, might I be coming around again? I don't know. It would be nice.