Mondays

I'm fortunate to having Mondays off of work October-April.  My first year of this schedule was when Nola was first born.  I ended up spending most of those Mondays going to doctor appointments and doing errands.  The second year was a bit better, but I still ended up doing the mundane with her most Mondays.  This year I have made a point to focus on doing the fun stuff. 

We went to the pumpkin patch together the first Monday I had off and ran around Sauvie Island.  We went to the library for story time and then for open gym at the Sellwood Community Center on the second.  I have her signed up for a toddler's judo class now with one of her friends.  If only daylight savings time had been kinder to her, that is where we would be right now.  Instead she is trying to fall asleep and failing miserably.  Next week we will be back to attempting shoulder rolls with the other kids.

I am hoping that she likes her afternoon surprise of going to pick leaves for a project at home followed by a small treat at Baker & Spice. 

I'm lucky to have my job that allows me this flexibility.  I truly am and I need to remember it more often.  It gets so easy to forget the fortunate parts of working, especially when I am away from her.