The alarm went off this morning at 5:55. It's the same time it goes off every morning. I thought I had it in me to ignore my child when she asked if I would be home in the morning but I didn't.... so I turned off the alarm, tossed and turned for awhile, got up and got ready for The Office (hereafter known as The HH -- if you have to ask...). I got to see my kids, kiss them goodbye and then feel like a schmuck for skipping out on practice. I packed a bag with the idea of practicing on the balcony at lunch. The sun shines there and I thought it would be okay but the closer it got the more I realized how inappropriate that would be plus I couldn't figure out how to get the door to the balcony open and I didn't want to have to ask and explain myself. Taking advantage of the situation I drove over to GameStop to pick up something for the kids for their Spring Baskets (Yes, I missed Ostara this year.... add it to the list of crappy things that have happened to my children since I started at The HH... we're hoping they don't remember that the Spring Fairies don't come when the Easter Bunny comes).... as I was getting out of the car my children were crossing the parking lot with The Nanny. The Daughter said "Mommy please eat lunch with us," so how could I refuse even though they were having a special treat of the Mc-Worst-Place-On-Earth. Groan.

After a stressful living in a beta world afternoon, I got stuck and needed help from The Powers That Be (read Microsoft) and called it a day. I planned to stop at the pool, see the kids and then go make Lentil Couscous for dinner. As I was watching The Daughter dive to the bottom of the deep end The Husband says "Hey did you see that guy over there?" I turn and look at J doing Karandavasana on the patio.... ah... yoga... in the sun... I felt the itch.

So I joined him.... and it was nice. I only had like 40 minutes so here was my practice of asana:

2 As
3 Bs
Standing up to second series break then
Ardha Badha Paschimottanasana
Mari B
Mari D
Kurmasana
Supta Kurmasana
Garbha Pindasana
Baddha Konasana
Konasana
Pasasana
Krounchasana
Shalabasana
Dhanurasana
Ustrasana
Laghu Vajrasana
Kapotasana

Between all of the first series sides I did Padma Mayruasana ( modified for my inability to put pressure on the breasts so I do it with my hands turned forward and my elbows more to the side)... Krounchasana was amazing today... simply amazing... Jump throughs... perfectly silent (this happened for me yesterday too... more on this later)... feet lifted at the end... Kapotasana I asked J to help me... back to my hands... to my feet then he got me up on the tops of my feet and my fingers grazed my heels, elbows all the way down and in.

3 backbends... to standing... 5 dropbacks... woah, my quads were burning...

Then in closing I was called by the kids and had to go .. no savasana for me today... later...

I am so happy I did that. It was so nice to get that in.. my body feels awesome right now.. my soul calm. I LOVE practicing in the sun... it makes me think I should do it more often. It rocked. I had to get past people looking at me but, after a few minutes, I was just in my place and it didn't matter (to me anyway).

I used to notice, pre-surgery, that if I could do something late in the day, such as silent jump throughs, that it was coming... it just wasnt' happening at 7am... but that it meant it was there in the wings developing. I'm sorta hoping that's the case now too. I know it doesn't matter... believe me I've grown accustomed to the idea that the practice isn't physical since surgery... but part of me is excited about not worrying over skinning my feet! And part of me wonders if this means I really do have bandhas in there somewhere.

The plan tonight is try Pink Floyd which my gracious benefactor, C#1, provided me with this morning.... I'll report on the outcome later!