Appreciating ordinary things...

When one is ill, everything else than being well, is unimportant.
I had no idea, of course, that I was going to catch a flu this holiday (we celebrate last of April here in my country), of course, and after having laid down for several days I so long to be OK, that nothing else matters.

This Wednesday post I start working on now, Monday, in order to achieve it at all.
Darn flu. Darn!

Enough with the complaining: when I stagger to the window and look outside - I see this!

Now you know for d*mn sure spring is here when you see tulips in the flower bed!!

Being outside more, that is such a sweet reunion.

There is one ordinary thing I'd really appreciate now and that is being able to taste things again! No matter what I eat or what I stick under my nose, I can't feel it at all. Food has no taste and coffee has no scent. I m.i.s.s. i.t.  a. l.o.t.!

I will rejoice when I get that blessing back.

My digital boys! Missing the big boy and his ever catchy smile <3

These require vision - that I have!

For that I'm eternally thankful.

Lying up in my room - in the sickbed - I could catch a glimpse of The Boy playing, outside the window.

Having a gorgeous time in the sweet spring weather!

Playing with a neighbor.

The dog kept me precious company in bed.

Simple and hilarious: soap bubbles!!

Spring. An ordinary thing to fully appreciate.

I am so thankful for the good company he kept: five days in bed with mama...

Something tells me he was thankful too.

No ordinary love

No one could call love ordinary 'cuz there is no such thing as ordinary love.  The love that is shown in action, is splendid, I think. Raw, natural and genuine.

My husband has been waiting on me 24/7 now for five days and I am so thankful and so much in love, that words just won't do it justice. 

It may not be ordinary but it's appreciated.

Marcus made rhubarb pie. Why?

Because I wanted it!

It looked fun and nice.

Funkie busy fetching his snutting blanket!

Snutting.

Oh, that pie!

I stuffed myself (yeah, that was before I lost my taste!).

Wednesday's here and to me the weeks are off, by now. I've been so ill in the flu, I barely noticed our holiday Valborg or May 1:st. I've been in bed, blowing my nose 'til it got red.

Now I charge to get well! Please keep your fingers crossed!

Have an excellent Wednesday! Be thankful that you can taste your meals, please ;-)

Status update from sick-bed...

This illness or flu or whatever, takes The Beejeezus out of me and I'm so bored I can't believe it!
Thursday I didn't feel quite well at work and Friday I simply couldn't go to work at all, 'cuz my throat was s.o.a.r. and the head heavy.
Now it's Sunday evening, writing this, and I'm still tucked in, in bed....
Boring.

In bed, I can watch and hear neighbors enjoying a spring weekend...

Good for them!

We sew grass some weeks ago and when we finally did cave - it started growing.

Lots of things started growing.

Like a mini paradise.

Thank goodness this weekend is a prolonged weekend/holiday 

and Monday, Tuesday are days off too.

Can you see that little mama or papa, gathering stuff for the nest? Cute!

Looking for more stuff!

This passed week we finally planned to go to a "cow release" and that's something I had been longing to go to for years, I tell ya'! I love cows and to see them jump happily, like calves, out into the green grass was something I absolutely wasn't going to miss this year.

Said and done, we went ahead. 

Only to find a grey rainy day and therefore cows a little less than...enthused. Still very very cute though!

And a great ordinary Wednesday evening together, it was, especially since I usually work late Wednesdays. This felt like luxury!

Talk about enjoying the small things!!

Hundreds of people gathered to see the cows!

The Boy was excited - even though initially he didn't want to go...

A cute bunch of cool ladies.

A very treasured evening for me and even the grumpy hubs had to admit 

it was a good adventure! (yeah, you know how he is)

Rushing back to the car, since we (and hundreds more) had parked

where it absolutely wasn't OK...

Yep, cheerful I sure was!!

Bless that sweet soul <3

I assisted the man in the car behind us, so that we would have a chance to back out.

Then we all went back home.

"Hmmm, would I maybe like to stop by Mc Donald's?"

"Yeah!!"

Those wave like fields, love 'em!

Outside Mc Donald's.

Magical evening. And it doesn't take all that much!

So, here I am lying in bed. Hubs waits on me 24/7 with breakfast, lunch, coffee and dinner and the dog has re-entered our bed, where he hasn't been allowed for 9 years...!

I guess some things are good, after all, when it comes to this?!

I am sick and tired of it, however, and please keep your fingers crossed Monday will be different!

New week! Have a good start. I have the first two days off, so I'll have a grand week, thank you very much :-)