Me and You and You and Me Day

Yesterday was one of those days that the universe was talking to me.  I was up early, well rested and in a great mood. The kids, however, were not sharing in the same sentiment. After a weekend with their dad and losing an hour to daylight savings,  getting them out of bed was quite the challenge.  We left the house 15 minutes later than usual and both Alex and Grace were eating their breakfast in the car. Layla was crying. Eva was the only one who was somewhat put together, besides myself.

After taking Grace to school,  I realized I was going to be late to work.  I also needed to go straight to the grade school or Alex and Eva would be late too. On the drive,  Eva somehow managed to spill Alex's juice all over his pants.  I'm not sure how or if it was even her fault, but she got blamed for it.  I was pretty sure I'd need to take Alex home to change. By the time we got to school,  Alex thought his pants would be okay and dashed out of the car.  Layla was still crying. This is not normal behavior for her and our broke my heart.  In that moment, I made the executive decision to take the day off work to be stay at home mom....just for one day.

Layla and I went home.  She promptly cuddled up on the couch and went back to sleep.

After her morning nap, we went out to the lake for a walk. I packed a Layla lunchable, complete with turkey, cheese, crackers, apples, fruit snacks and a Capri Sun. I gave it to her about half way through the walk.  She exclaimed,  "mama I'm so happy. " With those words, my decision was validated.

After the walk,  we did a little shopping at my favorite thrift store.  I picked up a few books and a set a candle holders that were calling my name for our new house.

Then we went for a late lunch at our favorite mexican restaurant.

We got home about the same time the kids did.  They got right to work on their homework and I made dinner.  Then we went to the park for some play time.

I picked Grace to from her babysitting gig later that evening. We went to get our eyebrows done.  It was her first time and she took it like a champ! She just kept gushing about how much she loved them!

Today, it's back to work as usual.  The kids were in much better moods this morning and we were on time.  I'm all caught up on my work and it's early afternoon.  I think it's safe to say that day off was definitely worth it!