You know what I miss?

You know what I miss?

A long time ago, when I lived in town, I used to get the Sunday paper and stretch out on the floor in the living room, Dr Pepper by my side, and read the paper.

I’ve never been one to sit at the dining room table, sip coffee and read the paper. I’d rather be all stretched out.

When we moved to the country however, we moved into a place without carpet. None whatsoever, and I was pleased then, and pleased now. It makes it so much easier to clean up a spill, to sweep instead of vacuum and keep clean in general. But, one thing I still miss to this day, is stretching out on the floor reading the newspaper.

And laying on the floor with a little baby.

And relaxing on a plush rug watching a movie.

And playing board games cross legged on the floor.

And kids sitting at your feet while you tell them stories of your youth.

Sounds like I really miss flooring doesn’t it?

But then again, since I ‘am’ in the country, without wall to wall, I don’t have to worry about that Oklahoma red dirt being ground in day by day until the carpet is red/brown. I don’t have to concern myself with the grass burrs being tracked in and embedded in the fibers. I don’t have to wonder if anyone swept the dirt ‘under the carpet’. Or scrambling to get a suddenly sick cat or dog out the door before ‘it’ comes out. Or worry about new puppies piddling on the new carpet.

But then again, I won’t have kids in the house playing magic carpet with the area rugs.

Or rearranging the throw rugs to create forts over the tables.

Or tracing car paths in the design.

Indecision. It’s a fact of ‘my’ life, so today I’ll make no decision at all and remain carpet-less, for a while anyhow.

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Tags: country or city

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