tip: stay home

(Afton and Abel playing crazy on Mom's bed)

I usually like to leave the house every day and do something. I easily get "cabin fever" and just love being outside, visiting new places, and having out of home experiences with my kids. But today all I wanted to do was stay home (and I'd been home for two very rainy days over the weekend!). I had the feeling sickness was coming (and with a very sad toddler and a preschooler who is awake in my bed with a bellyache that prediction came true pretty quick) I turned down two play date invites, made the french bread i needed for a recipe from scratch, fulfilled my need to work on some projects and had the best day! The kids actually had time to get creatively motivated to play with their toys...at dinnertime the house was a giant mess of toys and I loved it! Afton spent an hour entertaining Abel with crazy antics that cracked him up, jumping on my bed and creating an obstacle course with step stools to run around and step up and down on. I guess staying at home isn't so bad after all...I think I'll do it more.