I was sitting down yesterday at the dining-room table with my trusty shopping list, coupons,  and calculator beside me. Thade popped in to see what I was doing. I told him that tomorrow we would be heading to two stores early in the morning, so we could restock the house. He said o.k., and went into the living-room.

This morning the kids actually slept in. As soon as Thade was up, he asked when we were leaving. I looked at his big brown eyes, and thought if I was eight I really wouldn’t want to spend my last day of Christmas vacation with grocery shopping and errands. I told him, let’s stay in, and play video games all day. He smiled so big.

It is easy for me to forget that my kiddos need down-time too. So we are staying in, I’m catching-up on dishes and laundry, and the kids are playing. I hope they have a great day.