Watch movies back to back to take your mind off of the reality at hand - preferably the little mermaid, cars (make sure you have your lightning mcqueen pillow), and mrs. tiggy winkle (in that order).
Eat pre-packaged chunks of cookie dough with your fingers instead of a spoon.
Eat pre-packaged warm, gooey cookies straight out of the oven and laugh when you purposefully get melted chocolate all over your face like the kids do.
Chase it down with a big glass of cold milk in one gulp while the kids ooh and aah over your amazing skillz.
Remember how much fun those last 3 moments were when you have an awful tummyache 2 hours later.
Make a pallet on the floor with your kids and have tickle wars.
Pretend like rubbing your feet is a super huge deal then get them excited about it when you "allow" them to do it. Say something like, "I don't know if you're ready for how much fun that is".
Stay in your pajamas all the live long day.
Don't brush your hair, though it might be a good idea to quickly hit your teeth with some toothpaste (learn from my mistakes).
Let the kiddos camp out in the bedroom floor and the dog camp out in the bed. Resist the urge to complain when the dog has you trapped in fetal position at 2am.
Pray for daddy often and talk about our very favorite things we love about him...ALOT.
Missing you!
Love, M~
