Ok, funny joke universe! Hilarious! And now I know for sure that you are reading my blog.

Yesterday I posted about a) how much I want the holidays to be here, b) how much I have to do c) and how I was re-committing my energy into getting it done, so I could actually enjoy the time off when it arrives.

I was pumped up and ready to cross things off the list. I had plans! Big plans.

And a little boy with who also had plans. Plans to stay home, with me, to recover from pink eye.

Somedays you can’t dodge the ball, and instead need to pivot your position, just to keep it in the air. It is the moment when you lay your well thought out plans down and instead appreciate that you can be spontaneous when needed, that you are able to change direction, react and provide, when required.

And so, instead of ticking off boxes and crossing out lines on a page, I wrapped presents with my dude, brought him a steady stream of lego figures while he had a bath, and sat in front of the fire, wrapped in a snuggle, and admired the tree lights for awhile.

He did let me get some work done (thank you Apple for creating the iPad and angry birds) and while it is harder to work when my ears are listening for his call, I still did succeed.

It wasn’t the day I imagined, but most of the time they aren’t anyway. Life is about responding to curve balls, adapting to the needs of our people, and making the cookies taste delicious (even though the bottoms may be a little burnt)

Tomorrow he will be healed up and back to school. Tomorrow my “grand plan” will unfold.

Unless, of course, it all goes to pot again (and if it does, it will still be just fine)