Day 95..Thankful for My Home - Cars, Clutter, Laundry and All

Ninety-five days ago I would have missed out on time spent sitting curled up with my kids in my lap, but not today.  If you are a mom and go out of town for a few days, you know that chances are when you come home there are mounds of laundry even though it was caught up before you left, toys everywhere, and clutter everywhere.  I write this not to complain about the house not being in tip top shape or that my husband didn't do a good job at cleaning, I write this to say I am thankful my house was like this when I came home.  Really? Yes! Coming home to mounds of laundry, toys everywhere, and clutter on the table and counters means that my children were not neglected by their dad.  Stepping on little cars in every single room of our house meant my husband got down on the floor and played cars with Landry.  Seeing the clutter of papers and art work completed by my daughter strung out on our dining room table meant that my husband looked at her master pieces and there was conversation about them.  While I LOVE to have a clean, clutter free house, I am truly beginning to embrace the toys, some clutter lol, and mounds of laundry because that means I have people in my house to create all of this.
I am thankful that I can put things off until tomorrow so that I can sit and snuggle and just be with my kids despite all the house stuff that needs done.  I am also thankful I could just sit with them since I had a migraine this afternoon and I still would have cleaned despite my head pounding, making it worse.  I am thankful for these past ninety-five days and how it has taught me to count my blessings and that spending time with my family trumps having a clean-clutter free house 24/7.