Tonight's Plans

 

Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight,

Make me a child again just for tonight!

 

Those lines are from one of those sentimental turn-of-the-lastcentury poems that I read for the first

time in high school.  It goes on when the poet wants to be rocked to sleep by her mother who will

take away all her cares.

 

When I was a young girl, my mother had this rule that you couldn't sleep on clean sheets without

bathing and putting on a clean nightgown. It had to be the whole package, and it's a habit I've kept over the years. 

 

Today Ana was here so I have clean sheets. I ordered a new nightgown which arrived today. Of course, I got a bargain -- it was $39 reduced to $29 then I had a 30% off coupon. I have to say it amazes me that there's still profit in there.

 

So now all I have to do is take a shower -- Hmmmm, it's a bit early. I guess I'll have dinner first before I get all sweetsmelling and don my new nightgown (which I love because it actually reaches my feet as opposed to most "long" gowns that hit me mid-calf) and climb in for a restful sleep.