Josh is Grade One. Katie is Jr Kindergarten and only goes to school on Tuesdays/Thursdays and some Fridays. So I am basically NEW to holidays and PA Days. Just let me say this now...NO MORE PA DAYS...they aren't needed! Are they?? What a LONG day it was. I was thinking the day before, "how nice...no rush to get up, no alarm, just kinda wake up sleepy..roll out and start the coffee maker!" That's what I was thinking....then it HIT me hard...the reality of being with three kids, who FIGHT, YELL, and MAKE MESSES!! What happened to me?? Before when no one was in school, we had our own little routines. We all got along...for the most part...and the day passed nicely.
NOW, it can be like a BATTLE ZONE. By 10AM I threw them ALL outside....they were out there for at least an hour...thank goodness it snowed the night before. They had some NEW snow to play with...all was happy!! Even me...inside the house, cleaning up their messes and drinking MORE coffee!! I felt drained by lunch. It didn't help matters when Alex dropped a toy on his big toe...the toe quickly turned black...and he was fussing all day. He just turned two...terrible twos?? Or just milking his BOO BOO!?
Then there was Josh who battled with Katie...both wanted to play games on the computer. No one wanted to watch a movie...a movie??? No way...give me computer games. Finally it was lunch time and then I forced them to have NAP TIME...mmmuuuaawwww.....I was going to get ME TIME!!! That back fired...about an hour into nap time, Alex woke up crying...crying...his TOE...so I carried him to my room, he curled up within me and we were both asleep for a good hour. It was nice to cuddle with my baby, something to remember, cause we all know that soon enough he will not want me around. So, I missed out on my shower and trying to pull myself together time.
When they were all awake, I quickly showered with the door open....to hear the yelling or cries of an injured child. Its funny, after a shower..you can be fully energized....ready to take on whats next...and that's what happened. We made shortbread cookies...getting into the Christmas spirit, since the Santa Claus parade is the following day. We gathered around the kitchen island...and made buttery shortbread cookies. Did I mention that BUTTER makes everything BETTER!! And it did...they all behaved, the demons lefts their souls and what remained were my angels...my babies!! And the day came to a close, with stories and a race to jump into bed.....Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...and hugs and kisses and talk about what we were going to do the next day.
After closing their doors, white lights mixed on the Christmas Garland gave me a path downstairs...quietly I snuck down with my PJ's on...and collapsing on the couch, I had a dish of Candy Cane Ice cream....while admiring our Christmas Tree, all set up and twinkling away.....I deserved it....this was MY TIME NOW!! The PA DAY is OVER!! Thank God....please no more...oh wait...Christmas Break is coming....
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