This afternoon, after I had made an unplanned trip to the library (yay for local libraries that are open Sundays!), an unsuccessful trip to Petco (Simon and Billie are obsessed with the Cat Dancer and the one we have is in tatters) and a stop for ice cream (I eat ice cream maybe twice a year...today was one of the days I had a craving for it), I came home, set to work out the kinks in the CSS on my site redesign.

I sat on the couch for a few moments and emptied the book bag from the library. As I leafed through one of the books, Billie climbed onto my lap and settled in. I had finished reading the book jackets and thought about all the work that I needed to do here in the Computer Corner. Billie sighed and tucked her nose into her fluffy black tail. Her gracefully petite body was so warm on my legs: I briefly stroked her silky black coat and realized that for the first time in over a week my jaw didn't ache from tension and I wasn't plagued by my new constant companions, Headache and Dizziness.

Simon woke from his nap on the kitty condo and saw Billie and me snuggled together and decided he wanted in on it. With a chirr, he came from the condo to the couch in two leaps. Billie stirred and gave him a wary eye as he took his preferred place, right next to my shoulder where he could nuzzle and purr into my neck.

I picked up one of my library books and started reading. CSS could wait: Peace is so fleeting in my life right now that, when I do get to experience it, I try to soak it up as long as I can.


NOW PLAYING: Tombstone Blues from the album "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan