Hang Out Thursdays

Things seem to have gotten more hectic around here. Most days we're out the door by 8:30 (which I realize sounds ridiculous to those of you that go to work every day) and it seems like we just go until bedtime. A new membership to the Y has added to this, as I've been trying to get in a couple workouts a week while the boys play in the kid's area there.

Last week by Thursday I was tired out. I was packing my bag to head to the Y and Grady was crying, "I don't want to go to the YMCA!", Liam's eyes were "watering" (his new excuse when he's tearing up), and I was feeling bad. So I decided that we would just hang out together for the day, take it easy, watch too much TV and bake something. We also took a nap. It was a lovely day.

This week we went to the Y on Tuesday and Liam was determined that he tell the ladies at the kid's area why we hadn't been there last week. In his cute little voice he strides up confidently to Ms. Pam, the manager on duty, and says, "We didn't come on Thursday because it was a hang out day. Mom, are we hanging out again this Thursday?" His eyes were big and a little "watery", so I said that I would think about it.

And then this morning I was beat again, so I decided to have another hang out day. We baked muffins for Liam's snack tomorrow at school, snuggled on the couch and watched Disney Junior, and as I write this, the kids are still napping after 2.5 hours! I even got a 2 hour nap myself! Clearly we need hang out Thursdays.

I think they might become my favorite day of the week.