520 am, child wakes me up to inform me that the nightlight is not nighlight-y enough to sleep by and I should provide a more satisfactory nightlight. So that the dreams can see better or something.

I was super impressed. Due to the stuck-van situation, other arrangements had been made for husband to get to work this morning, so I could actually sleep in. So an ‘alarm clock’ at 520 was obviously my very favourite. Child did eventually go back to sleep. As did I. The sun was actually shining when I woke up again.

We havent had sun for days. Which means that our micro-solar (lights and phone chargers) were all almost entirely depleted. One, I had plugged into the car battery overnight, but one cannot do that all the time without risking a dead battery. One went on the generator for a few hours. But the rest, we just let them do what they do — soak up/store the sunlight.

There are two edges to sunlight, though. It is great for the solar. It is the worst possible thing for the driveway right now. It wasnt frozen, but underneath the snowcover, it wasn’t AS bad as it had been before….until the sunshine. Snowcover doesnt last long at above-freezing temperatures with bright sunshine. Hello, muck alley. Again.

All the same, sunshine helps with the mental/emotional state. Things aren’t any different today than they were yesterday. We still have the same challenges. But yesterday it was everything I could do not to cry. Today is a much ‘lighter’ day. Sunshine. Good for the heart.

Also, supper was delicious. And the kiddos all ate their stirfry — kale, asparagus, mushrooms, broccoli slaw — without complaint and even called it good. That’s a notable thing, indeed.