This morning has been SO nice. Once again, our loving neighbour has scooped up a few of our kids for some special time at her house. Laela and Rowan are spending the morning there, making cookies. Our kids just love it over there, so I know they’re happy and very well cared for. Its SUCH a relief having people in our loves who are not only willing and happy to put into our kids, but whose values and expectations are similar to ours. I can know (or hope) that the kids will follow our house rules at their house, too. Its comforting for me.
With Dekker at school, and Laela and Ro away, its just me and Solly together at home. This NEVER happens! Solly is a bit hot and cold this morning, but since its just he and I, I figured we could play in his favourite place.
Upstairs, in my room, and my bathroom.
I’m not even kidding.
I had plans to do some reorganizing in my en suite, but I figured pulling ALL my products out likely wasn’t the smartest move. So rather, we washed my makeup brushes. It had been a while. We turned on some music and Solly played with the bottles of bubble bath, body wash, etc. beside the tub while I washed brushes. It was a SUPER cute morning with him!
I’m clearly blogging now, but don’t worry, he is not neglected. He is getting free rein of my bedroom, shaking with my secret stash of chocolate covered raisins, playing with Jamin and Theo’s stuffed toys, dragging laundry around, hiding from me in the closet, making faces in the mirror, climbing on and off the bed, and he is still pretty stuck on those bottles on the tub. He is joyfully occupied, and we are talking lots 🙂 Its been so fun to have him to myself and play with him one on one.
I have an appointment this afternoon that was pretty poorly scheduled, but was all I could get, and once again, the troops have been called in to make sure everyone will be taken care of at the right times. I’d spell it all out in detail here but it makes my head dizzy so I’m not even sure I could explain it correctly. Regardless, its all arranged, which would likely not be the case if I had all the kids together this morning 🙂 I’d likely have to wait until nap time to be able to clear my head, but that wouldn’t leave me enough time to actually make a plan for this afternoon! Eek! Thank goodness for loving, understanding people. You all know who you are, and I am SO grateful for your willingness to help us. It truly takes a village, and I just LOVE ours!!
Perhaps I’ll get some dishes done before the two middles come home. Or I’ll sit still…..