Lower level of busy..

I'm home for a while for medical reasons (nothing too bad, just need more rest). I'm allowed to do some light work around the house, so long as I lie down whenever I feel tired.

So, this morning, so far I've run the dishwasher and put some chicken in to cook down into broth. We'll pick the meat tonight for supper and throw the bones back for more cooking.

This afternoon, I plan to do paperwork with the insurance company and probably get a nap when the cub does.

Hubby is off to a job interview. It starts at noon. Please pray for him if you're the praying type. Money is tight and him landing a good job would take a ton of worry off of both of us.

Over the next week, I'm going to find out what my adjusted energy levels will mean, being at home instead of working 8 hours. I hope to find that I have some time and energy left to sit down and do some concentrated writing. I sent myself all the notes I had on the poems I had left to write. It would be nice to clean those up.

Trying to stay positive and look on the bright side. More rest means I won't feel exhausted and miserable at the end of the day, and probably won't have any more weekend migraines. Being at home means more time with the cub and possibly a chance to do some light housework.

Downside: I got really used to work's ice/water machine and having a cup of water at my elbow all the time. I have to remind myself to drink water!

Cub update

The cub has truly hit that "language explosion". He's even starting to use sentences. This afternoon, he wanted something from the pantry after his nap. I went down through the entire list of things he could be pointing at, and he shook his head to all of them. Finally, he sat down on a chair in frustration and called out, "Daddy, come in. Come in." The hubby got up and came to the kitchen, at which point he offered one of the things I'd tried three or four times and the cub was happy.

-.- Sometimes, it just matters who is in the room, I guess.

The mother-in-law sent us some things in the mail. A few clothing items for me, and a rabbit puppet for the cub. He was thrilled. Took him about ten seconds to figure out how to get his hand up in the rabbit's head.

The cub is also starting to use please when asking for some things. Sounds like "peace" right now, since he still isn't any good at consonant blends, but I'm happy at the effort.

Another happy thing is that the cub is starting to learn good responses to accidents. Today, he accidentally bonked me on the nose while enthusiastically looking at a picture book with me. When I said "ow", he looked at me and asked, "ow?" I said, "Yes, that hurt." So he leaned over and gave me a hug. <3 <3

So that's the news with the cub.