Icy Day

 

We woke up this morning to freezing rain and icy roads.  A virtual learning day was called for the school district, which also means no work for me.  It's actually been great to have the day off.  My kids were in good spirits as they enjoyed getting their assignments done from home and not having to worry about the issues they face each day in school.  I was happy to be at home where I could devote every second to housework and homemaking and not have to listen to grown women gossiping and making assumptions about others.  It's been delightful.

I also had a chance to whip up this delicious cinnamon coffee cake.  But can I confess something?

It wasn't made from scratch.  

A day like this makes me miss the time when I was a full-time stay-at-home mother with my kids constantly at my side.  Those days are long gone as I'm back to work and my kids are in school.  I need to work as we could use that extra income and my kids need to be in school for the learning and experiences but I'd give anything to go back to how it used to be.  Continuing as a full-time homemaker can now only be a dream.  Let's face it, I'm an introvert.  I don't enjoy being around people.  I also hate not having enough time in the day to focus on the housework.  My health is also going south as I've been pretty lazy when it comes to exercise.  There never seems to be enough time in the day with everything else going on.  

So, I can't have a day like this every day so I'm just going to enjoy today as a much needed gift from Mother Nature.