Today I learned a few things while staying home with all three kids all day by myself. I first learned, they eat A LOT. I feel like all I did today was feed them. Second I learned, if you just sit on the couch and avoid every other room, you will not see the huge messes everywhere and your life will be stress free and easy going. Which leads to the third thing I learned. It is fine to spend a whole day at home in your pajamas without having sick kids and it is perfectly acceptable. In fact, it was just what I needed. I have not had a day off in months it seems.
So today, I had no plans, ok, so I planned to wow my husband with my wonderful cleaning skills and have the whole house spotless and de-cluttered when he came home, have the kids Valentines bought and written out, and have a wonderful figure friendly dinner ready when he got home. But I took the day off. I did not call anyone, email anyone, or text anyone. I sat in my comfy pajamas, watched the kids Just Dance on the Xbox, played some UNO and Skippo, and took a nap.
Oh and the last thing I learned is that Dylan misses his brother and sister during the week. He has had the best time today playing with them. I watched Lauren and Aaron becoming best friends, just like my brother and I were. They have played everything from Xbox to batman, and currently a lovely game they invented called,”shoe ball” and they couldn’t be happier. There has been no fighting, arguing, or screaming, from ANYONE.
Today I learned it’s ok to slow down, it’s ok to take a break. It’s not just ok, it is the only thing that I needed today. So when’s your PJ day scheduled?