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Sundays at Home

 
Last Saturday was beyond crazy...hockey practice, dance lessons, a birthday party and doctor's visits!  By Saturday evening we were all ready for bed early.  Georgia didn't even make it to dinner, Jackson fell asleep by 6:30 and Hudson, after building Lego with daddy all evening fell asleep on the couch at 8:30 watching Christmas movies with mommy.  Unfortunately early to bed meant early to rise the following morning and in addition to the time change, our wake up call came even earlier than we anticipated.  Just before 5am we were awakened by baby Jack's familiar cries for me (mommy).  Although I tried feeding him and putting him back to bed he was ready and eager to start his day!  It didn't take long for the other two to join us...before we knew we had the whole gang on our bed - even the dog.  At 5:30 my hubby and I finally accepted that regardless of how much we wanted to stay in bed, our 3 kids were telling us otherwise.  By 6:30 breakfast was finished and the kitchen was clean, by 7:30 we were all outside raking leaves and watching the sun rise.  This was going to be a very long day.
 
It may sound weird but when I woke up Sunday morning I had this sudden urge to make plans.  It's not normal we find ourselves spending an entire day at home without anywhere to go.  I'm someone who loves to stay busy and watching my calendar fill up with family gatherings, dinner parties and holiday functions makes me so happy.  My hubby on the other hand gets very excited when he gets to stay home...opposites attract I suppose -ha!  I never got around to making plans that day and I'm thankful I didn't.  Instead, we enjoyed the entire day be very productive, playing outside, making our Christmas lists, cooking yummy wholesome meals and baked treats, getting some chores done and just being grateful for the opportunity to spend some much needed time together.
 
Our lives are always going to be busy (just how I like it), but sometimes I need a day like Sunday to remind me how wonderful spending time together at home can be too!
 








 
Have a wonderful weekend!

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