Oh thank god. School started again today.
I hate to complain, I really do. I understand how fortunate I am to have these lovely children, I do, but after 2 and a half weeks . . . they didn’t seem to lovely anymore.

And honestly the KIDS woke US up this morning.  They oozed excitement. The nine year old chattered the whole way to school . . . constantly. I don’t even know what she was talking about, but she just kept it coming.

And me. I went, childless, to a fitness class. Then the hubs & I took the dude and dogs for a wander.

A peaceful wander where no child bickered with another, nobody raced ahead and was the “kind of the castle” to the others frustration. We didn’t run out of snacks, and nobody mucked up anyone else’s part of the seat with their muddy boots.

And then the blissful day continued. Home, lunch, snuggles with the dude, working, cleaning, prepping dinner.

It was such a simple day, filled with minor accomplishment, nothing major, but after the chaos/boredom of the last 2 weeks . . . it was magic.

I sit here now, thighs a little sore from the fitness class. Belly full of a healthy dinner that I actually had time to plan, and the kids, tuckered out from school.

Bliss . . .