i was drawn to the ocean

Word of the day is
tuberose - a tuberous perennial Mexican herb (Polianthes tuberosa) having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its highly fragrant white flowers.

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and now for something completely different:

i drove Milena to work again this morning because i had an appointment at the dr. office/lab at 9 a.m. to have my lithium level checked. We dropped Milena off at about 8:05 or so and got back to Dr. L's office before 8:30. i wasn't expecting to make such good time. i signed in, and they went ahead and called me back, so i was in and out of there by 8:38. When we had first gotten there, Avery and Evan went back to the kids area and were playing with some toy cars while i signed in. As we were leaving after my blood had been drawn, Avery said, "Can we put those cars away before we leave?" So i stopped and waited for them to pick up the cars they had been playing with. i was very impressed.

Also, while i was having my blood drawn - which takes a couple minutes because they have to use the butterfly needle in my hand - Avery and Evan stood quietly and waited near me and were SO GOOD. They got some stickers and some lollies. Their lollies had numbers on them, and after i opened Evan's and gave it to him, he looked at it and said, "nine!" i looked, and sure enough, it was a nine. i asked him to repeat it and he did. i had no idea that he could recognize the number nine and that he could say it, too!

So we got back home in time for me to put Evan on the bus just like usual, instead of taking him to school myself which is what i had been planning to do. We sat outside together to wait for the bus. It is so beautiful out there today. Maybe i can get some outside-y stuff done today. Maybe.

Word of the day is
tuber - a swollen, fleshy, usually underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise

Monday Night Gratitude List
~ Milena's love and patience
~ got Evan's paperwork filled out
~ didn't freak out too badly while out today
~ made some phone calls that i had been dreading and was thus procrastinating about
~ got quite a bit done today, overall
~ bargains at the grocery store
~ hope
~ being able to be helpful
~ savory snacks
~ plans/planning
~ having things to look forward to, like going to bed in a little while
~ the smell of clean laundry

Word of the day is
bract - leaflike or scalelike plant part, usually small, sometimes showy or brightly colored, and located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence.
Examples can be seen here.

Sunday Night Gratitude List
~ a peaceful, sleepy, nappy, leisurely day with Milena
~ humour/laughter
~ that Milena and i still laugh and have fun together, sometimes doing not much of anything
~ Friday night we went to bed early and laid in bed for an hour just talking and snuggling
~ a break from Avery and Evan this weekend