Mopped the floor, with the table moved it was a perfect excuse reason to build a fort.

My friend Starr came over for a few minutes to borrow something while I was scrubbing the floor, having someone to chat with while doing housework made it more enjoyable! 

Later in the afternoon after Hayes & Kamri had come home from their friend's house I took the dining room chairs outside with a bucket & rags for them to clean. They "cleaned" the garden pavers, their toy house, the gate, a couple bugs and changed into their swim suits. Then they pretended they were on a farm for a half hour and set up a trough and stalls. The chairs stayed dry.  I should have made them do what I asked but it was so fun watching them play together.

Today I talked to two people going through similar situations I have already had in life. I remember feeling the same frustrations they were expressing to me. I wanted to tell them that they will make it through it and eventually life will get back to "normal". I remember people telling me that though and although it is true it drove me crazy.  Life is funny like that.  One of the situations was bedrest. I don't think I'll ever be on bedrest enthusiastically but I know it does end eventually and the payoff is sweet. Experience doesn't make everything easy, but it sure makes it easier the next time around.

and tomorrow is Bracken's. last. final.

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