at home: I like staying at home

It's been a few weeks since my mom left to go back to Japan. Now, 3 days out of the week, I am at home with 3 kids. And this is going to go on for awhile since I decided not to go back to work. At first, I was a bit afraid of what this is going to be. Me vs. the 3 kids. At times, there's chaos. And at times, I break down. There are lots of yelling involved. But at times, it could be very satisfying and pleasant.

My kids have all these ideas of what they want to do. Spring is coming and Terran wanted to grow things. So I looked up online the simple things we could start growing that day. We decided to sprout the left over black beans by soaking them over night then putting some into a plastic bag with wet towel until we saw some sprouts. Then, we transferred them into our little pots and the kids are now watering and waiting. We are also watching carrots and celery grow their green tops. What fun!

The other day, Terran decided that he's going to draw lots of people. He can now draw a representation of a person and it actually looks like a person. He did a drawing of me which made me cry and smile.

Since we are at home so much more than before, the house is a just a mess. But this also means that I am having so much more time with them and it's just fun, satisfying, and entertaining to watch and listen to them learn, grow, and do their weird things. It could be difficult, but I didn't think I'd love it this much.

At home with Sisi. She likes to push around her little stroller for her dolls. And she likes to wear her backpack with misc stuff in it.