Things I Miss When I'm Away

4/27/2016

After getting home from our trip on Sunday night, I began to think of the things that I miss when I'm away from home.  In no particular order:

• the dogs, Sam and Maggie
• our coffee maker with it's little pods of coffee (Jeff and I have each had two cups of coffee this morning.  At $4.00 a cup at the resort, we've just spent $16.00)!
• the water (no icky taste)
• the bed
• the shower
• our recliners
• my computer
• television
• reading the mail (obviously, the non-bills part only)
• leftovers from dinner
• the smell of freshly mowed grass (which is happening as I type this)
• listening to a voicemail on the answering machine from Benjamin (grandson)
• toasted bagel w/butter (lots)
• my clothes closets (yes there are more than one) 
• the music station that we play 24/7 in our bedroom

I'm sure there are more things than this that I like about being at home.  I get so excited when planning a trip.  What to pack. How many shoes can I realistically get away with bringing!  Men see shoes more as a "one shoe fits all".  Women, on the other hand, want tennies, sandals, perhaps heels, etc.  Men do not understand this.

I realize that once I'm home, I'm no longer Cinderella.  Not hardly.  There are suitcases to be unpacked, laundry to be done, and dinners to be cooked.  I have a wonderful psychiatrist who saves magazines for me.  As I saw her just yesterday, I now have plenty of "reading" to do so that I can keep informed about the goings on of the rich and famous.

P