i am just sitting here.
nothing to do. but completely content.
elle is napping. the laundry is hanging. and i am sitting.
elle threw up today. i am not sure why. maybe she is sick. or maybe the late night at the giants game + pizza and some garlic fries got to her. i don't know but i always think a lot when she is sick.
today my thoughts surround a clothes line. we are in california right now. zach has a conference and elle and i came for the ride and good company. my dad and madeline have the most wonderful clothes line in their back yard. i love it. the pool. the flowers. the lemon tree. the basketball court. i love it all. and today was laundry day.
first load i had to wash the "contaminated" laundry. as i hung elle's little slippers and sheets and pj's, i realized why i love the clothes line. i thought of her while i was hanging, hoping that she would feel better and thinking how much i love this little girl.
and even though i love all things about freshly hung laundry (the way it smells. the crisp feeling. being energy and price efficient) i love more the feeling of taking care of my family and their clothes as i hang each article carefully and let dry.
random.i know.
zach has an interview tomorrow. as dan would say "take luck." maybe i can get a clothes line if we move.
oh and i recently read a blog post entitled "Brooke Williams: 'Our Secrets to a Happy Marriage'" after hanging the clothes. i liked it. check it out.
5 comments:
thanks for the beautiful post. it's always nice to have those quiet, calming moments. thanks for sharing yours.
I love clothes line, I was just telling Chris the other day how I would love to have one in our new home someday since I grew up with one. So Zach is interviewing in CA? Sweet, you will have to let me know how it goes. Hop on over to read my stellar of a day =), glad you had a calm one! Love you
Beautiful post Jess. My mom say she loves to fold laundry because she thinks about each person as she does, and says a little prayer for them. Now we're all out of the house, it's just her & dad...wonder if laundry folding makes her miss us... Not the work part of it of course.. :) Aren't the feelings we have for our children so intense at times... waht a gift to love so deeply...thanks for the reminder to pause. love you!
Jess, I love you. I hope you're doing well. I need an update! Best of luck to Zach and the rest of you. And your dad's backyard sounds like heaven. Can I come visit?! Love you!
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