Lately I have been feeling a bit cranky and sensitive to noise…

and three boys = loud…

They are acting normal…They fight, they scream when they are upset, when they are excited and when they play… they run, they jump, they twirl, they fall, they talk nonstop and they laugh…

If the snow outside was nice and not slush, I would send them out to play… but on a day like today they would come back within a few minutes because they would be sopping wet and cold…

I would put on a movie but no one can agree what to watch so they rather watch nothing at all….

So I fed them and then sat down and told them I needed a few minutes to myself, and that I need a bit of quiet time… and with that said they headed downstairs to play on their own accord…

and now they are playing nicely, no screaming, no crying… just laughing and making the sound effects for the stories they are making up… sounds that I don’t mind at all… and even more… love to hear…

I am having tea and a slice of banana bread that just came out of the oven and just these few minutes of peace will give me the refreshment that I need…