Friday is the day of the week that feels the most like summer. This is the day when I try to take it easy; you won't see me washing windows or tackling some domestic project. The mornings are left open for backyard play. In the afternoon, we go swimming at the pool and have pizza delivered there for dinner. I let the kids get popsicles from the snack bar. We go home all fed and tired out from swimming, get changed and then watch a movie. I take some time for myself at the kitchen table, sort the mail and write out the week's bills. I make a cup of tea and read a magazine. There's no rush or bedtime hurry. By nine o'clock the movie is over and the kids have brushed their teeth. I wonder, can every night be this simple?
But really, this smooth sense of mothering is no easy task. Did I fail to mention that our youngest child cried for nearly half an hour because he didn't want to go to bed? He has been staying up so late, sometimes until eleven, and the child rarely naps! It can be exhaustive, dealing with his amped up behavior. I understand him, I do, as I too am energized by the cool night air. I have become an expert at the ten minute power nap. I wonder, what would life be like, living fully rested?
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