a good ending

the first part of the day today i spent at home alone with the kids. it was one of those days, you know, you have the best intentions, but everything seems to go wrong. the kids got to bed late last night and were not really up for anything this morning. and i didn't have that extra energy it takes to activate and make three little ones have fun when tired. when D got back just after 12 he was met by irritated and edgy kids and an even more irritated and edgy me. most of my activities, from playing with water, to picking strawberries, to baking cookies and do a garden picnic... well, we did it, but the atmosphere just really wasn't the best.

if you'd overheard my conversations with my husband for the next hour or two you might have thought - which would have been completely wrong of course - that i was trying to pick a fight.

anyway, at some point we joined forces to fight the bad spell. packed the kids up and left the house for a late afternoon trip to the beach. it just changed everything. so the day ended with happy kids, tired in the good way, and happy parents, filled with fresh air and good feelings.

there's just something about the ocean that clears your mind and makes everything look just nicer and brighter. and that's a good way to end one week. and a good start to a new.

(did you know that the week begins with sunday here in israel? our weekend is friday/saturday. i still have a hard time accepting that saturday night is my sunday night).