I faked It

I faked it for one day.

I acted like I do it all the time.

I let people think that it was common place for me.

Only my friends knew.

I didn't even tell the kids until we got there. Surprise!

I was completely exhausted, but it was worth every single minute.

Shhhhhh.....

I had a "mental health day": took a day off from work and acted like I was a stay at home mommy.  I piled the kids in the car, the sit and stand stroller, two coolers filled with lunch, snacks and drinks and we took off for the zoo.

We met our friends there.  7 kids and 4 adults.  4 kids under 3. :-)  Two wagons and three strollers did not stop these crazy women (oh and Danny....my friends husband).  Susan was pushing a stroller and pulling a wagon at the same time.  Then Andrea was pulling two wagons with five kids at one point because my daughter was NOT about to be excluded!  Those are some strong women!

We saw animals.  Played.  Ate lunch.  Enjoyed the fabulously wonderful weather! The kids got along. The parents laughed at the kids having fun.  We snapped a few pictures.  Ending with the obligatory carousel ride.

Reese fell asleep on the way home, veggie straws still in hand.  Ethan consulted his map (from the zoo) and directed me home. We almost ran into the giraffes a few times :-).  We grabbed some Culver's and ate out in our driveway as Reese continued her snooze-fest.

Then Mommy got to take Ethan to his first gymnastics class.  I looked on proudly through the windows as he tumbled, jumped and hung upside down.

AHHHHHHHH  ........Perfect day for my pseudo "SAHM mental health day". 

I think I might just have to make this a habit......until my PTO days run out. :-)