Go With The Flow

Thanks for everyone’s suggestions about how to cope with this insanely crazy day. I've adopted many of them.

I also have decided -- as one reader suggested -- to add some flexibility to my attitude and to look for the humor and joy in my day. Those 2 things should improve the outcome by 1000%.

For example, Zo Peep woke up at 6am today – not at her scheduled 6:30 am time. She did breakfast and then asked to go out and play in the snow. I said OK. She’s been in and out dozens of times sharing her observations about the day – e.g. consistency of the snow, size of the icicles, sounds she hears as the birds wake up, a black cat that wandered into our backyard.

The last visit she told me about a story she heard at school. One of the teachers was outside playing in the snow with her kids and husband. They were making snowballs and throwing them against their house. The snow was very icy and one of the snowballs that the daddy threw broke one of the windows.

“And guess what, mommy.”

“What, babe.”

“The daddy got in trouble. Not the kids – the daddy.”

“Wow.”

“I hope our daddy gets into trouble like that – Well, I mean after you find him.”

And then she turned around and went back outside.

Little Zo Peep – never forgetting her role as matchmaker for her mom.

My trunk is almost packed – with food and diaper bags and a stroller and changes of clothes. I only have a few more things to put in.

It’s 7:28 and the Libster is still asleep (also not on my original schedule). I’m going to wake her up now.

I hope everyone has a nice Saturday. I'll try to give a quick recap of the day when we return tonight -- no guarantee, but I'll try.