Back to Reality

After the hustle and bustle of Christmas, there was nothing I needed, nothing my family needed more than some down time.  

The past week of pajama days, afternoon naps and playing with Liam were a much needed break from routine that we all needed.  

For the most part, we did a whole lot of nothing!  

We watched a lot of TV, spent hours playing cars and Liam did LOTS of art (colouring).  

We only got dressed when we had to go out somewhere.  

Henry and I drank lots of wine after Liam was in bed for the night.

But, all holidays must come to an end.  

Eventually we have to go back to the reality of having to work for a living.  

Reality reared it's ugly head with a growl when the alarm went off at 5:00 this morning.  OK, maybe I was the one growling as I dragged my weary butt out of bed. 

(Because, wouldn't you know that after over a week of sleeping perfectly every night, the night before I have to go back to work, I don't sleep worth poop!)

I showered and got dressed in a sleep blur before going to wake up my poor little bear.  After a week of sleeping as late as he wanted, I was greeted by a particularly grumpy little bear.

"NO MOMMY, NIGHT NIGHT," he cried as I gently tried to wake him.  "MINE, MINE," he screamed as I took off his pajamas.  Thankfully, he was soon settled with a sippy cut of milk and TreeHouse TV.

And well, we won't even talk about Henry's response to early mornings, other than to say that morning is his most hated part of every day!

But we made it to work - EARLY!  

And that was it. 

Back to reality.

Back to rules and routines.

Back to paying attention to other people's kids more than my own.

Back to working for a living . . . it may pay the bills, but somedays, that's all it's good for!

But, on the bright side of things, I booked my two weeks of vacation for our trip to Nashville in June . . . 153 days until I am on holidays!

And there are a few long weekends between now and then, right?

Lazy Saturday

Weekends around here are usually a rush of getting things done around the house and yard as well as getting groceries and whatever errands need to done.  But we both have this coming week off work, so I took a lazy Saturday.  I had a nap with Liam this morning and then we spent the afternoon playing outside.

First, we put together the wagon that my parents gave Liam for his birthday.  Liam was a huge help, I don't think I could have done it without him!

 Our first wagon ride was just around the yard.  Liam wasn't too sure about it when I put him in and did up the seat belt, but once we started moving, it was lots of fun, as long as we didn't stop!

Daddy cut the grass while we were building our wagon and playing.  Liam is afraid of the lawn tractor when it is running and close by, but when it's sitting still, it's lots of fun!

We spent some time checking out the flower beds.  Liam was quite surprised to find that they are filled with dirt!  He even found a little stone!  

And of course, we did lots of crawling around in the grass.  And walking too.  He is walking all over the place now.  He still looks a bit like a drunken zombie when he walks but each day it is getting better and better!

Aside from spending some quality time with my little bear, I didn't accomplish a single thing today, but I am sure that there will be lots of time this week to weed the gardens and do some other stuff around the house.  Although we don't have any really big plans for the week (a trip to the Museum of Nature, a trip to Valley View Little Animal Farm and hair cuts for everyone!) I am looking forward to having a week away from the stresses of work, without having to get up at 5am and only having to look after my own child!