Boredom

I don't know how much longer I can stand to be at home doing nothing. Everyone has been sick all weekend, and now Grace is still sick and today I am taking her to see the doctor at the local tiny clinic in town. Just in case she has strep throat or something. Her feverish body kept us really warm in bed last night. And her thrashing around and moaning has kept us awake for days.

I am personally feeling a lot better, although tired and still lazy. I feel like I am trapped here in cold silence and the rest of the world is carrying on without me. I am bored to death but too lazy to do anything besides sit on the computer and read vegan food blogs. And really, you can only click on Stumble! so many times before your brain starts to fizzle out.

Brain fizzle example: This seriously came out of my mouth yesterday. "No, Grace, no pop. It's bad for you. Do you want some more chips?" Just give me my Mother of the Year Award now.

When Grace is sick, she seems so pale and even more tiny and frail than usual. I hate it. Last night I asked her if she wanted some spaghetti. In her tiny little voice she replied, "Yeah. It will make me feel better." And she did eat two plates of it, with her favorite thing in the world, sauteed mushrooms, on top. At least she is eating and drinking.

Yesterday, during one of my rare ventures off the couch, I looked out the window and saw this white, fluffy stuff falling out of the sky. I know it isn't snow, because it's still only October and that just wouldn't be fair.

Off to listen to some comforting, familiar music, drink more coffee and maybe rewrite a scene in my novel. Tonight, if I feel some ambition, I am going to try a recipe for Curried Mustard Greens and Garbanzo Beans with Sweet Potatoes. I am going to replace the mustard greens with kale because I have a ton of it. And you can never go wrong with garbanzo beans, or as Gracie calls them, "chicky peas."

Somebody call or write please...