My Reflections:

Today, J Jr. has a soccer game in the AM.

Then friends take C Bear and J Jr. for the entire rest of the day (as in multiple hours in a row). They take them to a local festival… with their four other kids.  Six kids total, age seven and younger, on an outing to an outdoor festival.

God…. bless…. them!

J & I have Little M, and enjoy the absolute quiet of the house during nap time.  We go out to dinner.  We hang out at a bookstore and sip coffee and browse magazines like we love to do.  And Little M is quite the accommodating & agreeable baby for the evening.

Feels like taking a deep breath and allowing the stress to lift, ever so slightly.

A precious gift of down time.