This is my time!

So it's day 2 of school for the 3 older ones. (4 if you count that Hannah and Timmy started on Tuesday) It's also day 2 of just Micah and I at home. He misses his cousin Lucy but he's been enjoying alone time with mama. I know I have been enjoying him. I've thought a lot about what I'll do in the afternoons while Micah and Lucy are napping and I've come to the conclusion that nap time is my time!

The first thing I came up with was that I could catch up on chores and house cleaning while the little ones nap. Nah, that's no good. What fun that?! The l.o.s* won't nap forever and me time is very scarce and hard to find when you're a mama. So as long as they nap during the afternoon, that 2 hour block of time is for me. I can scrapbook (yay!) or exercise. I can take that coveted shower that is also hard to come by as a mama. I can read a book or spend my time the Lord. I can watch a movie (uninterrupted) or do...here it comes....absolutely nothing! I succeeded with that last one yesterday afternoon. I just sat there zoning out on the computer. I came across this site ( I saw it on a friend's facebook site) called People of Walmart and it was good for quite a few laughs. Check it out sometime!

I have no idea how my me time will look when naps are outgrown, but I'm sure I can come up with a creative solution for quiet time in the afternoon.

*little ones

Kenan had a great first day of school yesterday. The most precious moment was when we met the bus after school and Kenan rushes to Micah, gives him a great big hug and says "I missed you Micah!" I wish I would've gotten a picture of that moment, but from where I was standing and how fast it happened and siblings hugging me, it was pretty impossible. The moment is burned forever in my heart though. So very sweet! I was a little concerned with how lunch time would go. Would he remember to ask for help with opening his thermos or his pudding? Would he be able to open his juice box? Would the teacher know that he needs help? I asked him how lunch went and he looks at me with the biggest grin and says, "I have leftovers!" He managed to eat his chips and pudding, and drink his juice box. He didn't eat his dinosaur pasta, or his yogurt, string cheese, or grapes. That's okay though. He won't starve. He'll learn to eat his lunch or he will be very hungry later! He colored me 3 pictures and his favorite part was learning. That right people! He loved learning! That's my boy!