I woke up this morning without feeling sick. I felt a bit tired, and yes, still uncomfortable in my neck from surgery. But really, for the most part, I felt okay.

I went on two client appointments this morning and stayed pretty focused. Then I came home to start on the “home sick all week” mess of my household. Soon after I picked up O and A from school and told them we had a mission. We were finally going to give their bedroom some much needed love.

You see, when I first moved into the blue house last spring, I had no money for putting a household together. Consequently, my home decor came straight out of the latest issue of Better Homes and Garage Sales. And while I did make every effort I could to make the children’s bedroom fun, um, well, it just wasn’t. At first, I was just glad to have put complete bedding together for them to sleep in when they were with me. And I guess time got away from me because I hadn’t realized in a while what a stark environment they were living in.

It is amazing what a few inexpensive and colorful accessories can do to a child’s room and emotional state. We spent the evening rearranging and reorganizing things and the children stayed in the best mood the entire time. I did to. And I guess it must have done them good to see their papa laughing again after so long a time. Truly, I don’t think they ever laughed at my jokes as much as they did tonight. I’m actually still feeling a little buzz from it.

Yes, I can’t give all the credit to the new decor. The fact is that the three of us just haven’t been spending a lot of quality time together lately. I’ve just been too involved with doctors and hospitals and treatments and just feeling bad.

But tonight, everything flowed, the bedtime routine, the reading, the kisses. And now all is quiet.

I had a normal day today. And it was one of the best days I’ve had in a long time.

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