{"id":757,"date":"2011-11-02T12:36:54","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T16:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloriacrist.com\/blog\/?p=757"},"modified":"2011-11-02T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T16:36:54","slug":"one-space-after-a-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloriacrist.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/one-space-after-a-period\/","title":{"rendered":"One Space After a Period."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sun up, covers off, feet down, robe on,down the stairs leaving one snoring behind. Lights on, dogs fed, coffee on, laundry sorted, check the list. Computer on, journal opened,bills splayed, which one first? Dogs out, dogs in, coffee poured, smell the cream, cream poured, coffee stirred, brain stirring.\u00a0 Quiet house. For now. Journal open, journal open. journal open to the page I have yet to finish, need to finish. Check face.\u00a0 Sigh. Age.\u00a0 What to do? Start laundry, the darks.\u00a0 Coffee cup is, where? It&#8217;s Monday. It&#8217;s Monday. It&#8217;s Monday. Check this, start that, sit down. No. Get up. And what about?\u00a0 Foot steps, snorer up, quiet is gone, dogs welcome another riser.\u00a0 Kiss, kiss, love, love, dogs jumping. Little footsteps now, grumpy start for a nine year old&#8217;s day.\u00a0 No, no, we won&#8217;t have this.\u00a0 Kiss, kiss, love,love. Breakfast?\u00a0 Darks out, whites in.\u00a0 Dryer started. creaking, creaking, creaking, a dryer complains with every turn of the drum. Thump, squeal, thump squeal.\u00a0 How much is a new dryer? Oh. and new tires. Before winter. How much are new tires?\u00a0 Coffee.\u00a0 New cup. Is there anything worse than cold coffee?\u00a0 One leaves, kiss, kiss, love, love, the other goes up stairs,to change<em>,now<\/em>, right now,there is no way you are wearing that to schoo<em>, because I said so. <\/em>Off she goes hitting each stair with defiance. Lunch packed, teeth brushed, pass by journal open on the desk,get in the car, drive.\u00a0 Wait.\u00a0 For the line of cars to go. Kiss, kiss, <em>not in front of everyone, mooooom<\/em>!, door slammed, drive. Coffee. is. cold. again. House is quiet. Again. Except for the dryer. That damn dryer.\u00a0 Dog throws up. Hmmmm? Ham bone not a good idea. Bone fragments and ham bits blended into a semi wool shag.\u00a0 Journal open.\u00a0 Sit.\u00a0 Write. Phone rings, insurance questions.\u00a0 Am I dressed for today? Will this do?\u00a0 How vocal do I want to be today?\u00a0 Do I care?\u00a0 Really?\u00a0 Breathe.\u00a0 Journal open. 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