Do you hear what I hear?

The ticking of the clock in the kitchen.

The hum of the refrigerator.

The sound of the cars going by on the street outside.

Someone's bass from music turned up way too loud. (That's an annoying one but I still hear it!)

The clicking of the keyboard as I type.

It's SO quiet in my house right now. It's normally not like this. There's no talking. No TV. No laundry going (even if it needs to be). No dishwasher running. Nothing. Pure silence. It's wonderful. I've forgotten what it sounds like! I must be dreaming. Must be.... Accomplishments for the day:
1) I got up on time and I actually felt rested
2) Everyone got to school/work on time and I even remembered the gingerbread house Hope was supposed to bring to school (**now I hear the heater running. sorry. Please bear with me. The silence is making me feel like a kid again.)
3) Got all my "to do" list done at work
4) Picked up Hope 10 minutes earlier than normal
5) Sat down to dinner by 6:30 (MAJOR accomplishment in the past 4 weeks)
6) No arguments about what food someone was or was not going to eat
7) successful bathtime
8) everyone was in bed on time.
The Lord must be pleased with my ability to handle life today because He gave me silence tonight. For those of you that may not know me very well, I am very much an introvert. I love my family and friends but I can only have so much of them before I break. I have to have "me time" just to re-energize. However, "me time" is few and far between most of the time. But tonight...I've got it. :) Oh...it makes me so happy.