Word searching...big hit this week!
He made a man, a boat, a fire place, a cooking pot, and many other little miniature things for his little miniature village. Love this!
Totally cute, totally engrossed
two heads are better than one!
Giggle Monsters!!! This captures a lot of what has gone on this weekend
The kids have been off school since Tuesday. I have really, really enjoyed having them home. We have been baking, playing, crafting, and giggling all week. Last night we had a "camp out" in the living room and I tended the wood stove all night so we would be warm. It was a good choice, even with the wall heater running all night the back bedrooms were 33*F this morning. It would have taken hours to warm the house back up if the living room had gotten that cold. We have another "camp out" planned for tonight. Upon doing this I realized we have a LOT of blankets! Each kiddo had 6, 2 on the bottom 4 on top. It was beyond adorable to wake-up and see them all warm, cozy, and happy. I have made this as fun as possible and I think I have accomplished that. They have been wonderful, very very few melt-downs which is a big win for everyone (esp my sanity!). They have been cooped up inside for days, and when they were little this would mean instant "operation destroy the house b/c we are bored". Now that they are older they are so much easier to entertain, and they do a lot on their own to make it fun. I am so relieved that my surgery was such a beautiful success. For the first time in over 2 years I am FULLY enjoying my life and these kids have their Mom back. It makes me cry. If you have a life without pain or illness be grateful. If you know someone with chronic pain or illness, especially if that person is a parent, reach out. Listen. Offer to bring a meal. Or just listen, chronic pain/illness is very isolating. It comes with a lot of guilt because your cannots seem so much bigger than your can-dos. It is a very hard thing to cope with day in and day out. I know my back could go out again and I appreciate every, single, solitary day without pain. Where I can clean and not stay in bed for 2 days afterward. The blessings of this surgery are immense. I am left speechless, my gratitude for the doc, his work, giving myself the time to heal....just fantastic.
