Diving in!

This weekend's weather forecast is far from fall fantastic;-) not the greatest way to kick off the official transition from summer to fall, however I am up feeling grateful this morning....my kids are with me again this weekend, due to something coming up, and while I had hoped to frolic in some fall fun, plan b is taking hold.....plan b being my main plan on any given day, sometimes even plan c or d;-) so I have a slew of chores that need to be done today, groceries, garbage, cleaning, laundry etc.....BUT when I get through that, I am planning on making hearty lovely food, and having a fire in my fireplace, and enjoying the weekend as it is.....whatever comes....Going to bring some wood in before the rain starts this morning...... And the truth is, in my new life I don't spend much time in my living room anymore.....weird right? I mean I don't have cable but I do have a TV.....but I guess sitting in the living room alone, or even having the kids come and sit with me just hasn't made sense to us?.....Gabe is in full teenage mode, and in his room a lot when he is home, or he can be found outside finding worms still lol:-) but luckily Mads still follows me wherever I go, and it is usually my bedroom, and we watch movies or shows there.....or color or relax.....or play games or whatever.....and last year I supplemented heat with space heaters, and little electric fireplaces.....so our bedrooms were warmer, and we would head up after dinner.....I would like to sit in my living room more though....I do in the early mornings....I am typing from there now:) but I want to do it more.....so tonight that is my plan.....a friend might come for a visit too for a couple a hours, which will be fun to catch up.......And I am just going to tackle all I have to, I really need to do some deep cleaning....those chores that you don't do all the time....it is time;-).......and I am going to enjoy my kids, and the time with them......always a gift.....and work on some other business stuff I wanted to get done.... And the truth is sometimes the amount of stuff, and chores that has to get done on my own, overwhelms me, makes me wanna lay down and hide lol:) but other times it just doesn't....and today it doesn't.......I am strong and able bodied and grateful for both of those things every single day! And today the mood is starting to take hold....must be some energetic cosmic goodness afoot that will help me accomplish all I need to:) Thinking of making some chili tomorrow too, and just hunkering in with my favorite people and counting my blessings! Happy Saturday, cozy in, and enjoy it with the ones that make your heart feel happy:)