170: an ordinary day

what was your sunday like? was it fun and exciting? chill and laid back? boring and sleep-inducing?

mine was... ordinary.

i wanted to go to church today but baby bliss and i overslept. not surprising since we were up late. she watched mission impossible 3 until the sandman dragged her away 3/4 of the way into the movie.

mr. bliss had gone to church, come home, and gone out again before i could crack my eyelids. he called to say he was out with my family and asked if i needed anything while he was out.

soon after he got back, baby bliss and i got dressed and we all went to the dollar store then sam's club. on the way home, the mermaid decided she needed a swim. she begged mr. bliss to cook dinner on the grill at the pool but he refused, saying dinner would be ready when we returned.

so baby bliss and i headed out to the pool. the sky was overcast but the temperature was still warm and a bit muggy. thankfully the pool was nearly empty. my auntie joined us later, for about an hour.

most of my time was spent watching them swim from my perch on the covered porch. (i also played a few games of pacman.) eventually the heat and mosquitoes forced me to the water's edge. i hiked up my skirt, plopped my patootie poolside, and dangled my legs in the cool water. it felt good but the smell of chlorine was almost overpowering. yuck!

soon baby bliss and i bid auntie farewell and we all left for our respective abodes.

dinner was still sizzling on the grill when we opened our front door. i helped hubby dish up the vittles (rice, grilled barbeque chicken, grilled salmon, corn on the cob, raw spinach) and we all sat down to a scrumptious meal.

i'm not sure how hubby managed to eat a big bowl of rainbow sherbet after chowing down like he did on dinner. i didn't have an inch of room to spare when i was done. mr. bliss ate full-sized portions of salmon and chicken. i started out with salmon and 1/4 of a chicken breast but only ate 3/4 of the salmon. i usually prefer salmon but the chicken tasted better this time. so i pinched some of baby bliss's chicken when she wasn't looking. (she doesn't eat salmon.)

during his sherbet sortie, mr. bliss announced that we would be taking a walk to help our food settle. *groan* i knew i needed to but i wasn't really feeling good. i had taken a bunch of vitamins/supplements with my dinner and it felt like they were fighting it out in my belly.

baby bliss didn't wanna go either but in the end, we all went. thankfully we saw mr. and mrs. neighbor (the ones who had the shindig July 7 weekend) coming outside just as we got to their door. they were heading out too so we all walked together. it was nice to have another adult to talk to. baby bliss had the neighbors' dog for company. :-)

back home, mr. bliss and baby bliss headed straight for their bedrooms. i talked mr. bliss into giving me a massage before he turned in. (ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...) i dozed off and was on the verge of the abyss of real sleep when baby bliss banged on the door, demanding my return.

seems she was happy playing with her dolls until she noticed i was missing.

i left mr. bliss sleeping and now baby bliss and i are watching our favorite shows (eastenders and as time goes by) on telly.

i'm hoping she goes to sleep soon. i've got some overdue business to tend to with mr. bliss.