So far so good. Things actually started to slow down for us on December 22. That's when we began The Twelve Days of Mom, or the kids' title for my time off work. We had a really nice Christmas and a nice New Year's. In between, we had to deal with quite a bit of real life. Thankfully, we had the time to deal with real life, and we still found time to do things like play outside every day.
The kids' school schedule is helping me ease back into real life. Last Tuesday I headed back to work, and evening activities began, but school doesn't resume until tomorrow. And even Mother Nature is helping us out there. School is on a two hour delay tomorrow due to anticipated wind chills in the single digits.
We'll see how I feel in a week after a week of packing lunches and tracking schedules, but for now, I feel relaxed. I am enjoying the pockets of time, even brief ones, I find to do things like write and color and play games with the kids when I just slow down.
In the middle of December, we made time for a beach break. I was already trying to slow down then!
Some days over break we didn't bother to get dressed. Stomp rockets are more fun in your pajamas.
Someone finally got her own bike. And yes, she rode it outside too.
Game time!
Over break we made time to visit an exotic "new" aquarium with friends.
Sometimes, it's the little things. I'm pretty sure a trip to Game Stop was one of Leon's favorite moments of break. Mike may have felt differently.
Whatever your plans are for the year, I hope they are fulfilling and enjoyable!
