A day with the kids

I was home with the kids today. James was sick (a cold). Merryn just wanted to stay with us. There were points in the day when I felt exhausted--there are no breaks. But I think it's a day like this, when I have time with them, alone, that I feel happiest and most at peace.

We built things with Legos. Made cookies. Played hide and seek. Merryn made her own peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She made snakes out of cookie dough, then turned them into rocks. Then snakes again. I cleaned the kitchen maybe 4 times. The bathroom floor, one time. Laundry. Tried to send some emails for work; failed. Magic day.