Just sayin’...
He’s actually not the source, since he doesn’t say “mommy” yet, but I’ve been sick for most of the week and I think it’s getting worse! Currently one side of my face and head is completely aching due to a sinus infection, and it’s accompanied by the flu, so as you can well imagine, it’s been, ummm, fun?
My kids, in the evenings, behave a little nuts. I am sure that you know what I mean…
So last night, as the 1 year old and 3 year old were running around and screaming, my 5 year old was sitting quietly on the couch. Once I was done passing out my usual “if you don’t stop that right now, I will have to punish you!”, or “don’t take that toy away from your brother!”, or “how many times have I told you not to spit in your hands and rub it all over your face??”, I look at my eldest and said “wow baby, thanks for behaving so good today!”, to which he very seriously responded, “it’s ok mommy, but you know, I am really just tired!”
I thought that I needed to post a disclaimer about “spending the day with me”... I am busy, but I completely love it, you know, most of the times at least.
You know those people that really love a challenge? Well, I would be one of those people and if my live was not this busy, I would be amazingly bored! In fact, my mind has to be active at all times, otherwise I feel like I am unable to function properly!
This working from home thing is certainly not for everyone, and granted, there are days when I do feel like I am falling apart, but ordinarily, I do love it!
The kids are now in bed… my husband had the most enjoyable task of brushing and bathing, then we both got them dressed and into bed, he fell asleep with them, as usual.
After they got into bed, I went back downstairs to pack away the leftovers, clean up the kitchen, and wash even more dishes! Now, I am catching up on some work.
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I am not going to bed yet, but I pretty much work until about 12-1am.
So, what’s your day like??
Wow, the office is so peaceful and quiet, almost surreal right now… and my kids are sooo going to school tomorrow, I think 2 days off is as much as I can handle!
Finally my husband is home, and of course feeding the kids (mash potatoes, corn, chicken), I quickly put their food out for them and escaped.
So, since my last update, they ate nuggets, drank juice, drank milk, drank water, then apparently were still thirsty! One of them, notorious for making couch messes and other type of messes decided it would be fun to draw all over the couch with a pen, the littlest one has been asking for plastic knives for the entire evening, and the eldest desperately wants to sleep, or so he says while he runs around the living room.
I had a brief “staff meeting” with the fabulous new ‘voice’ of nisaa and amazing blogger iMuslim (you’re welcome for the mention iMuslim!), I answered some more emails, assessed and prioritized my work for tonight, and then sat with the kids for a bit (no, I did not play with them today, sadly, but you know, sometimes there really is no need to interfere in their elaborately plotted pretend games!).
Stay tuned!
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