Staying home

There is something nice about being able to stay home. It is only 6pm and here I sit at my computer, in my warm fuzzy PJs and big fuzzy Eeyore slippers and all I can think about is, AHHHH....

Tomorrow is another one of those days that the school children have off where parents scratch their heads and ask, "why?" It is a "teacher work day". It happens every year, the Federal employees have off on Columbus Day Monday (even though the kids are still in school) but on Friday the schools are closed (and parents have to go in to work). When MAC was still needing day care these days would frustrate me to no end! I couldn't trade my Monday for Friday so I would have to get all my work done in 3 days.

These days MAC is old enough to stay by herself, to a point. I would usually call about 5 times during the day and would come home to find all the snack bags of chips were empty and on my living room floor. Her father is also home now, but he is working night shift so although he is at home, he is not really "watching" her (yes honey I know sleeping is a necessity).

Tomorrow we got lucky! Her friend MM has asked her over to play. She hasn't seen MM in almost 14 days and is hugely excited. MM has lots of Pokemon items and is very excited to be able to show MAC some new things that she has. Hubby is excited that he will be able to get some sleep, MAC is excited to be seeing her friend, and I am excited to be able to go to work and not get phone calls asking me where her DSi is or where her pencil ended up.

**Sigh** If only there were more times when I could sit in fuzzy slippers and read!