*F* Day 3.5

Hi all. Well yesterday turned out much better than we all planned. It was kind of nice having lunch with Tom on the back deck and enjoying some quiet daytime moments together. He kept busy working on my "HoneyDo" list, found a reason to jump on his bike for an errand, and then hunkered down to watch some football. He even saw our nephew on T.V. at the game! This morning he lounged under the blankets with a cup a Java and spoke with our daughter who lives in Hawaii. It is a great day to stay warm. Yesterday he said "This is what it will be like when I retire". Well, he already retired once and is still working full time. Here is my future prediction: He will retire again and then find another job that he loves to keep himself busy. Maybe he will move to part time but I just don't see him spending all his time at home and on his motorcycle. Hmmmm... Maybe he will attach a trailer to his bike and take long road trips? Without me :) Either way, it is nice to have him at home. I think I can get used to this.

Furlough *F* Day 2.5

This morning I woke up and I was not alone in my bed. My husband Tom was beside me, reading the news on his phone. Typically he is already at work when I roll out of bed. "Good Morning" he says with a smile. I am not a morning person. I may have grunted at him or mumbled something, I can't remember. I went to pet my cat Jasmine who was sitting on my stomach and she bit me while glaring at Tom. "He is not supposed to be here" her glare shouted. I got up and went down stairs to make coffee and let the dog out. Typically we (Cooper the dog and Jasmine) sit together outside for my first cup of coffee. I let us all outside and sit down for morning meditation. Cooper does his business and runs back inside. Jasmine follows wondering where the heck Cooper has gone. Cooper is upstairs, lounging with Tom. I sit there alone with my steaming cup of Java and realize my day is going to be very different. This is *F* Day 2.5. Yesterday, *F* Day 1.5 was not too bad. Tom jumped on his motorcycle around 10am and I didn't see him again till this morning. I had class last night and left home at 3:30ish and he came home at 4ish. *F* Day .5 he spent eating *F* pancakes with his *F* buddies, came home and took a *F* nap. Sitting here, I hear rattling going on in the kitchen. Is he doing dishes?? He comes into the computer room where I am sitting showing me his new toy: a light bulb changer on a pole. He models the poles ability to reach any bulb by stretching the pole out to about 14 feet. I dug as he swings it around. He is very proud of this new purchase which he bought with a gift card (Thanks Nikki). "Wow, that's neat" I say, warily watching him reduce the pole to a safe length. "It's so easy, even you can do it" he says with a smirk. Yeah, I'll get right on it. Typically it is quiet here in my daytime world. Currently, he is speaking on the phone with someone. It's odd to hear his voice. I am not sure how this day will play out. Stay tuned to my new *F* world.