Simple Pleasures
The past couple of days have been interesting. You see, it all started on Super Bowl Sunday. After church, I'd been out with the boys all day so the house could be nice and quiet for my husband. He enjoyed an empty house, soft sofa, food and the game. It was the day of his dreams! When I returned, the house wasn't nearly as warm as it would normally be. He explained that it seemed there was a problem with the heater and he was going to have to call someone out to fix it.
The next morning, I started the normal routine of our day and pulled out some pans to make breakfast for my sons. I noticed that the pans were taking extremely long to warm up but didn't think much about it until my husband popped his head in from our bedroom and said, "The shower is cold".
All of a sudden, things started to connect. The heater was out, the shower was cold and the pans weren't even hot enough to fry an egg. Hmm. The propane tank must be empty.
And indeed, it is.
So here I am, sitting at home in a big sweatshirt and pants and an oversized robe. This house is cold. I made a sandwich for lunch and the boys are getting grilled cheese for dinner (since I can use a George Foreman grill for that). I think the propane company will be here sometime today to give us what we need to get going again but until then, I'm extremely grateful for a simple pleasure - a habit I formed some years back.
I keep a heating pad beside my bed. Almost every night I turn it on while I'm getting ready, and then when I hop under the covers it's waiting under there, beckoning my cold feet to come and get wrapped up in its wondrous glory! If you've got cold feet like I do then I don't have to tell you how fabulous it feels to have something warm to cuddle those icicles up to. (Your husband will be grateful that, that "something" is not him).
Today, all day, I've been working from the warmth of my bed with my feet wrapped up in my warm heating pad - and I'm grateful for this simple pleasure that is keeping me warm in a house that's run out of gas.
Now I just pray we paid the electric bill. . .
You got a simple pleasure?
Priscilla
Rocking Chair
Rocking on the front porch on a Summer night. Banana split the first day and last day of school. Laughter, fresh cut grass. So many things. I have actually been thinking of simple pleasure lately. God must be telling me something.
Love,
Crissy
the big chair
coming downstairs in the morning, getting my cup of coffee, and sitting in the big ole' chair in front of the fireplace cuddled up in a blanket and spending time with God. perfection!
@Linnae
THAT'S JERRY'S CHAIR!!!!
he he he
COL
It sounds like a disease...I have COL. It's short for cat-on-lap. A friend of mind coined the expression (thanks, Evie!) but the expression puts words to my simple pleasure. Curling up with a cat on my lap. Warm fur, a little purr, and I can only say, "ahhh...."
My current cuddler is Kenzie. He's five years old and generally a bit of a pain. He cries all the time and wants to be in everything - open cabinets, open books, the computer tray , and anything I'm trying to do. But when I sit down to watch a show or read a book, he curls up and settles in for the duration.
He doesn't take too well to my getting up, though. That's where "my condition" comes in. I'll ask the nearest human (usually my husband) for help. "Could you please...I have COL."
Nice. :D
Love this!
My simple pleasures:
flannel sheets
coffee in the morning
a quiet house before anyone wakes up
I'm going to take your heating pad suggestion and make it one of my simple pleasures, too!
my electric blanket
my electric blanket
space heater
my room is the coldest in the house, and sometimes it feels like sleeping outside. So I am blessed enough to have a space heater so I keep my legs and feet warm. Thanks for sharing.
space heater
my room is the coldest in the house, and sometimes it feels like sleeping outside. So I am blessed enough to have a space heater so I keep my legs and feet warm. Thanks for sharing.
space heater
my room is the coldest in the house, and sometimes it feels like sleeping outside. So I am blessed enough to have a space heater so I keep my legs and feet warm. Thanks for sharing.
my simple pleasure
My sweet little shih tzu pup. He's a cuddler and he's like a heating pad with fur. Doesn't get any better in my opinion!
Yum
Tazo Wild Sweet Orange Tea. It never seems to grow old. So good!
coffee
Mine is coffee too! Something about that warm cup first thing in the morning is so relaxing. Call me crazy, but when I think about my coffee it makes me think about my God. My absolute favorite is spending time with Him first thing in the morning on the weekend in a quiet house coffee in hand. All week long I wait for that (I usually have my quiet time in the evening after work during the week, but I love those weekends!).
My simple pleasure is God
My simple pleasure is God showing up in the smallest details. Last week I had a craving from out of the blue for a grilled cheese sandwich with the cheese slightly burned around the edges. I didn't think anything of it after the craving passed, but that evening the grocery store had my favorite pannini sandwich available and grilled it for me. As I tasted the burned cheese, I remembered my earlier craving and knew God had something to do with this special moment. I think the craving was a preview of an upcoming blessing! I just love when He shows up like that!
Monica
P.S. I also have "suffered" from COL and lived with it for over 20 years! I no longer have my kitties. Is it possible to miss a "disease"?
A Long Soak
A nice long soak in a hot bath with a good book or magazine...every chance I get.
Blankets
Just call me Linus! I have always had a blanket of some sort that is my simple pleasure. I wrap up in it on the couch, walk around with it, or best of all, curl up in it and take a nice nap! It started with a hand made "silky blanket" when I was a baby, but right now it's a nice soft fleece throw.
Hope your house is feeling warmer today! :)
Dinner with my teenage son,
Dinner with my teenage son, just the two of us.. or a phone call from college student daughter, she will call just to tell me all the goings on, on campus. I'm grateful for my individual moments with my almost grown kids lets me know that Mom is still cool to talk to sometimes.
music!
Gotta tell ya Priscilla I'm feeling your pain. I just came back from returning a space heater to Wal-Mart. I was forced to buy it last week when my heat decided on the coldest night of the year to stop working!!! Although the space heater in conjuction with the gas fireplace kept us a tad bit warm for two nights, it was so LOUD that I barely got any sleep. I was miserable.....and humbled. I found myself praying repeatedly throughout the night for the homeless folks who sleep in cold conditions on a regular basis.
My simple pleasure....music. Give me a good cd and I can be left alone for hours.
Chocolate!!
Chocolate!! Every woman knows what I'm talking about!! When you crave it, nothing else will do.
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