Yesterday was a great day – the blues are gone, the happy, no delightful, days of time together are still nigh and all the other noise was forgotten. We got academics out the way, then swam as a family, taking a bit of time to prepare each for their swimming tests this weekend {my daughter is so nervous, she is the smallest in her class and really struggles with stamina} and we frolicked in the hot tub {my son let out a “woop, woop, horrah” upon hearing the under 10′s were allowed}! After that it was immunization time, and well, lets just say the “woop, woops” turned into “no, no’s”, and then we cheered a particular boy on at soccer and a little girl was clapped for at her community dance program.
After korma with rice, naan bread and blueberry and arugula salad the littles were tucked in bed and I finished chatting away to the godmother (via phone – we both had sleeping children – aah!), I went to bed myself, for in a contest of dishes-clean the bathroom- tidy round, or go to sleep, for once the sleep won.
Resisted – buying my children a book that sums up how much I feel about them. Instead I asked the store to order me one for Valentines Day, thus stopping my feeling of “but there’s only one left” and ensuring I have something that helps express that our love is forever, in an adoption-friendly way.
Other resisting? Hot chocolate. In between activities it would have been very very nice to have one. Instead I said we’d make one at home, though we all forgot.
Happy Friday everyone, more later.
{And may I just say thank you for all the lovely comments and offers on yesterday’s post, never was my intention such an outpouring of love, but I’m so thankful for it. I will finish replying today, but I also wanted people to remember postage costs? I would not forgive myself if you felt since you offered, you had to share something you no longer need when the postage costs left you in a negative place financially? So please know, while I will accept (thank you, thank you, thank you) I would think nothing of your not being able to share. I well understand budget limitations 
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I’ve just checked postage rates and they are definitely not burdensome. Cherrie
What a great response to yesterday’s post! Unfortunately I have nothing to offer but a crummy toaster haha! Too heavy to post sadly
Judy xx
Your posts are so inspiring! What has made me happy this week…simplicity. My husband was traveling and I was a single parent. I do not like it at all. But the morning he left I resolved it to be a good week. And it was. I lowered my expectations. We ate leftovers of what I’d made during the week – enchiladas and moroccan lentil soup. Sides were very simple – microwaved frozen vegetables, toast and cheese.
Despite having a job, an infant, and a first grader, I had time for snuggles, my son’s reading, nursing and feeding the baby, and homework. Before I went to bed I had all three of our lunchboxes out and packed, so I only needed to load them with refrigerated items for the morning. I am going to try and figure out how to take some of these things I did this week and apply them to our every day.
The one thing I *didn’t* tackle is giving the boys baths.