I know we've had a good day when...

At 6 o'clock the house looks like this: 

Or this

Or even like this

Instead of like this:

Especially since I have no idea whats happening on Facebook which pairs nicely with a calm feeling, instead of being crazy exhausted after spending a day cleaning and cooking all by myself while others chose to watch tv or play video games. Today's chores were voluntarily done before the toys came out so we could all play together. Screens were put to minimal use, until now. A rare, but beautiful, occurrence.

One I hope to repeat tomorrow.

Now lets take bets on how much (and who) gets picked up before bedtime...