A Rainy Day

Yesterday was a true "rainy day".  I woke to the sound of the rain pounding down {love that sound} and it continued to rain steadily the whole day.  It was also the first day I was feeling well in over a week.

I decided to scrap all of my plans for the day.  The "country" road I take to the grocery store would require taking the truck and I didn't feel much like switching car seats out in the rain; so, I decided the grocery store could wait one more day.  After finishing up the morning chores I realized the girls were really on a roll playing together.  They were having tons of fun and weren't fighting.  So, I decided we wouldn't do school today and instead I would play catch up.

The list of things I needed to take care of was becoming a mountain in my mind.  None of the the tasks were a big deal by itself, but I had so many that needed done.  And most of them were the type of thing I would save for after the kids were in bed because they required uninterrupted concentration.  But the girls played SO nicely together all day {I don't think I had to break up one fight!} that I was able to sneak off to our school room and finish them all up.  It was such a relief!

I also took the opportunity of a chilly, rainy day to try out a soup I had been eying.  This chicken and dumpling soup.  I used her gluten free recipe for "cream of something soup" to put in it and used gluten free Bisquick for the dumplings.  It didn't make as much as I was expecting, but it was lovely.  Warm and hearty...perfect for a rainy day.

It was a good day.  Now I feel refreshed after limping through all of last week.