Chilly on the outside, Warm and cozy on the inside.

We had an ice storm yesterday. I braved the cold and went out to snap a few pictures with my camera that I have gained a little respect for. It was a wonderful day, I didn’t have to leave the house once. I had my little ones home with me like old times. There was fighting and commotion and chicken nuggets. I thoroughly enjoyed having them home from school even though we did nothing all that special. In fact I sat around till almost lunch time nursing myself. I have one of those colds’ where it sucks the energy from your very bones. Where one side of your face feels like you had golf balls inserted through your ear. The kind that makes you sneeze earth shattering sized sneezes.

I sat and watched as everyone’s schedule was momentarily thrown askew. To see how everyone adjusts to a change in plans. I noticed that the twin’s still expected to do writing and coloring and the littlest still expected to have buckets full of attention dumped upon him in regular intervals. I wish there were a world of ice outside my door so that I could have them with me just a little more.

They make me laugh.

They amaze me.

They are what I breathe, still.

I can’t live without them.