Ali caught a cold and gave it to the household. Jason's morphed into swine flu. I didn't have swine flu but I was pretty darn ill. I took a moment to remind myself while everyone else rested that karma comes back to those that work hard through tough times :)

I read an article that was in my Facebook feed about parents and yelling. It hit very close to home for me because I tend to be a yeller. I was aware of it and try hard to not be too bad about it but there was something about this that made me want to try harder. Why not be inspired by some of the things we read. Don't just say it was a good article. Take action on it.

 

We went to see Evita and I realized that I dearly love this stripey coat and damn it if that's my version of dressing up for a show then so be it. In the end we were over dressed for the show ;)

We went to get the oil changed for the Prius and both kids sat quietly with their respective Kindles. I find it adorable how happy Ali is as she gets older with her ability to customize things to her liking. And it tells me more about her as a person so we learn together.

I live in a house full of video game addicts. Since I really don't enjoy video games, it's a hard hobby for me to understand. My son loves Minecraft currently and I knew he was about to go spend a few days at my mom and dad's without any video games. So I sent him downstairs with instructions to get some gaming time in before he left. He came over and wrapped around me saying, 'That's my mommy.' Since I was checking my email I managed to grab a picture of his smile :)

Neko and Yuki decided they were cold and joined me for a snuggle in the super soft blanket I got at Thanksgiving. It's one of my favorite times of day when the kids are in bed and I can have hot tea and get some digital work done while lounging on the couch with the furry kids.