When in Rome

I chuckled as I wrote the title to this blog as I have never been to Rome. I've been to England and through France to Paris, but that's it.

If you read my other blog www.thefranzybunch.blogspot.com then you know that 2 of my 3 girls have been sick in the last couple weeks. Because Jadyn's sickness was tummy related I didn't think I should leave her with the nanny so I took today off. I'm not going to lie I was super excited to stay home today with the girls. I miss our summer routine greatly. It was hard to go to school and we've had a hard time getting in a new routine. I know it will come but it was nice to escape the reality today and have a "good ol day." The only problem is that I've been miserable all day! I forgot to take my allergy medicine last night and have paid greatly for it today. I'm so bummed because I could have done so much today in addition to care for the girls - laundry, dishes, clean up, re-organize and all the other very needed things in our house. Instead I've been lugging around a Kleenex box and trying to relieve the pressure of my wonderful seasonal allergies!

Isn't that just how it always is? You think you may catch a break and then the other shoe drops? That's not entirely true in my situation because I did get to get the babies up and dressed today as well as feed and play with them all morning. We read lots and lots of books and I got to watch Jadyn read books to the girls too. Talk about making this book-lover Mama's heart happy! It's been a very very special sick day and that just almost makes me forgot that there is laundry to do and dishes and organizing and......