An At Home Holiday

My brother and my father drove to Canada today.

They're there now

with the huskies and the deep snow.

Tomorrow they dogsled

and at night they'll sleep outdoors

in igloos, maybe.

I am here

at home.

I think we declared today a holiday, my sister and I

without meaning to.

Last night, we downloaded and watched movies off of iTunes

until three in the morning [I know it was most dreadful],

and I meant to get up at eight as I said I would,

but, thinking about it,

 I hardly believe that would've been possible.

I remember drifting awake at nine this morning and staring at my arms in a dizzy muse

thinking that they looked unearthly white,

then I dropped off to sleep again

not emerging from beneath my covers until almost noon.

I took a shower and cleaned my room and

while Mum was out, Sis and I watched funny movies on yahoo

then I played piano

and drank a smoothie,

after which I took one of the many children's books I like to read

to my bed where my little tiger, Emma, lay asleep. 

After a chapter

I too fell asleep, snuggled up

with an arm around the Tabby's warm body

until the dinner bell rang.

While we ate, Mom, Tasha and I,

the girls, all alone,

we figured what we had to do the rest of the week

and also decided not to waste time on any more movies,

since it's better to focus on projects instead

and we do have a lot to do.

Tasha says she must finish fixing up the shed for the new batch of chicks

which are coming in February

and I must finish writing my speech for club

so that I can practice it the whole of next week.

I also want to read a few different books

and begin planning a story which

I hope to write.

All the same,

I enjoyed my holiday.

God is good.

I forgot to mention to myself

here on my blog

that it has snowed finally

for the first time this winter

and it's very beautiful

and it means we will go skiing soon

I hope.

That is all.