Tired of illness, and its just the beginning of winter

Noah has been down with the flu, and as you would expect from an energetic child, the illness only keeps him down when he spikes a fever otherwise he is just plain stir crazy. I finally went to the store today to get him a mask so he could wander around the house. The funny thing about this time around, is that Chad is sick to, and he is just as stir crazy if not more so than Noah.

Reflecting on the two boys in my life being quarantined in their rooms and their complete opposition to it makes me thankful that I was often in my room as a child, or often by my self forcing me to learn to enjoy the down time, or at the very least, do something useful with it. Lesson learned from the past week for me is to be deliberate about making sure that my kids are OK with spending time alone in their rooms with toys, books, etc. and don't have the "must always be doing something" itch that seems to be so prevalent now, even in my own house.

Looking forward to full nights sleep, without having to wake up and drug anyone this weekend :)