The Joys of Maine

For our first morning at our little Owl’s head house you would think I would sleep in. I’ve been on the road, staying with friends and family so I always get up and make myself useful at other people’s houses. Now at my own house with just Russ and Shay to care for I could sleep all morning if I wanted.

Russ is a terrible sleeper, but a considerate husband. So when he wakes up in the middle of the night he moves beds so he can watch his iPad and not disturb me. I need total silence and darkness and one bit of light from his iPad and I will wake up. So last night he moved at some point. All the more bed for me and Shay. Another reason I should have slept late.

I had the blinds down, making the room dark. The ceiling fan was silently running making the room the perfect sleeping temperature. I had my best pillow from home. All was perfect.

Then tell me why I woke up at four in the morning? Not only did I wake up, but I opened the blinds to see the sunrise and that was it! I was wide awake.

Russ woke up at five, his normal time, so we just started our day. This meant we were at Beth’s farm stand at eight in the morning buying veggies for the week. And finished the rest of our grocery shopping at Shaw’s and we’re home by ten.

It was a perfect Maine lazy Saturday. I did eventually cook some things because Warren came for dinner tonight. Thankfully we invited him early and had a nice visit, but since he was also up early to run a sale at his church we were happy to eat and say goodnight.

So in perfect Maine fashion I am in bed at 8:00 and the sun has set. I saw the full spectrum from darkness to light to darkness. I will sleep well tonight.