My girls had the day off of school today for Veterans Day. And when I woke up this morning (at 7:30!!) I couldn’t believe how quiet it was (not a good sign). Then I realized they had shut my door (an even WORSE sign). I got up and went looking for them and found them playing in another room with THEIR door closed (the worst of ALL signs!). And what did I find? My two happy babies sweetly playing a game of SORRY, singing songs and giggling. When they saw me, they said “good morning!” and told me that they closed my door so I could sleep in… I almost fell to my knees with a HALLELUJAH, AMEN and a PRAISE THE LORD.
I don’t know if it was gratitude or just feeling so unusually well-rested, but I decided to make them pumpkin pancakes. We followed that with movie watching and snuggling on the couch. It was after that they informed me that today should be a pajama-wearing, craft-doing, movie-watching, don’t-leave-the-house-at-all kind of day. I could tell they needed it… and I realized that **I** needed it, too. They are working so much harder in school now, homework is all-encompassing (and entirely too much for their age) so between that, soccer, tutoring, reading, etc. there is so little time to just BE. And that state of just BEING is a state that kids need to have time to exist in. It’s when creativity can thrive, when their imaginations rev up, when they stop to just be kids again.
At lunch time they decided they wanted to eat something they could “create”. So we decided to make grilled-cheese characters. I have no idea what the rest of the day holds in store for us… but I know that I am going to relax and enjoy the ride…
