I am, of necessity being a mom, an early riser. For
many years, I worked second shift and burned the candle at both ends, but I
have to admit that there are things I like about getting up early.
Peace: The house and the neighborhood are so quiet
with everyone still abed. I love that sense that you’re one of the only ones in
the world at that moment. This stillness is where I can get a lot of my
creativity onto the page (or the Word doc). It’s a great time to get chores
started, too, like the laundry—things that won’t disturb others and that take
time to do.
Sunrise: Some days when I get up, it’s still dark
outside. There’s something magical to me about those two times of day when it
is neither day nor night. Sunrise is one of those times, and as the light fills
the horizon, it refracts and paints the sky with such beautiful pastel colors.
Even the streaks of white that dance across the blues and pinks and lilacs have
an almost ethereal quality to them.
Coffee: There’s just something to be said for that
first cup of coffee, drunk in the stillness of the early morning. The scent as
it fills your nostrils is so tantalizing that it is almost a reward in and of
itself. The first sip that nearly burns your lips and trails the most pleasant
warmth over your tongue and down your throat makes life worth living. Whether
you like it black, black with sugar, or with just cream or with cream and
sugar, coffee makes the morning.
Time: It’s odd how some mornings, time seems to
become mired in cold molasses, allowing you to enjoy the wee hours even more.
This morning is such a one for me. As I write this, I’ve been up now for over
two hours. I’ve gone to Dunkin Donuts with my dad, driven him to work,
showered, dried my hair, checked my emails, checked in on the Stargate forum
that I hang out at, rebooted my laptop after an update, and am now sitting
here, drinking my coffee still and writing this entry. What a fabulous morning
so far.
Watching my boy(s) sleep. When they were babies, I
would always check on my boys, every night, to watch them sleep for a bit. The
innocence of their slumbering forms always tugged at my heart. These days, with
the youngest being nearly a teen-ager and the oldest nearly a man in legal
terms (both this September, in fact), I give them their privacy. But there is
just something so beautiful about seeing them asleep, that I am almost happy
when I have to act as their alarm clock and wake them. I don’t feel this way
every day, mind, and certainly not when I wind up being the alarm with the
snooze that gets “hit” every few minutes, but today is one of those nice days.
Well, there’s this week’s FFF. I am off now to
re-wake the pre-teen and get out the door to get my dad’s car serviced. See you
all next week. Have a great week-end!
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