Today at 5:30 am the 5 year old startled me out of my deep sleep complaining of sore throat and general ickiness. I was only 15 minutes into my daily required sleep after a two hour struggle with the 10 month old who couldn't settle back into sleep herself at 3 hours earlier. It didn't take me but a second to make the "call" that my kindergärtner would not be going in to school today. I didn't need to check temperatures. I didn't need to observe inflammation of the throat. All I needed was a complaint to push me easily into the excuse I needed for prolonged sleep. I allowed her to sleep next to me, all bundled up and resolved to let myself get in an extra hour of sleep before the rest of the house would need awakening. Good call.
Of course, this means that I missed out on my daily run which prepares me mentally and physically for my day of busy activities, cooking, cleaning, mess making with the 10 month old and 4 year old. I'll make up for it with a 40 minute exercise routine later in the day of course.
I love having my children home from school....when I plan on it. I hadn't planned on this day of rest for my kindergärtner, but I had planned on activities to do with my 4 year old who's studying the book, The Mitten, as retold by Jane Brett. Unfortunately, that has to be put on hold now because when the kindergärtner stays home, unless she's completely out of commission, the 4 year old has an instant playmate. Nothing can come between these two best buds.
So, how can I prove my worth today? How can I account for my productivity? I guess I could use this as an excuse to really get some cleaning done; catch up on laundry; spend extra time with the baby; do some gourmet cooking; or maybe, just maybe read a book?
Or....maybe I could take a day of rest myself.
