This morning saw me (lovingly) bitching about trying to get work done while the other family members are home.
It’s the afternoon now and everyone is home (Omega Child and I were sent to get shakes from the local ice cream place but are back) and I was just witness to the upside of having folks home while you work.
Sicko Alpha Tween and Omega Child are being allowed some PS3 time and currently reside on the couch an floor, respectively.
There was a little noise as they got the game system an Little Big Planet fired up (they’re designing their own level) and then the two of them broke out in a somewhat off-key rendition of “If I Only Had a Brain” at the top of their lungs.
This is the sort of thing which makes working home a joy. Sure there are difficulties and hurdles, but I don’t miss things like this. It’s part of what makes not being here on NFL Sundays a bummer.
Whether it’s random Wizard of Oz show tunes or “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore, the kids are often a joy to hang around or – as is the case now – be near while your working.
It’s the sort of thing which our fathers missed, although I doubt they knew it or thought about it.
How lucky am I that I can be home for the little bursts of joy like that? Or playing chess or Risk with one of the kids? Or catching up on Game of Thrones with the Wife? Or debating what our favorite superheroes are?
There are days where it’s extremely hard to manage the kids and work and everything else.
But being serenaded with songs from Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog more than makes up for it.
And now we’re back to the kids fighting over who gets gems in Little Big Planet so, there goes that moment.
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