Front Room Fort

Exactly four weeks ago I went in for a routine gall bladder removal surgery and ended up in the ICU/PCU for a total of 5 days.  Eek!  My recovery time went from a couple of days to several weeks.  And to top that all off, I was not able to lift anything over 10 lbs for up to 3 weeks!  My two year old was not thrilled with this prospect and my four year old just didn't understand why Mommy couldn't drive him to the park anymore.

Thankfully we have a really neat playset in our back yard that the boys were able to play on, weather permitting. Unfortunately, as we live in Humboldt County, weather does not like to permit.  The boys ended up with the worst case of cabin fever I have ever seen in children.  The first time my mother took the boys and I to Costco my four year old went nuts.  He ran all over the store heedless of our admonishing.  At one point he disappeared completely only to be found next to a sample table handing out pizza.  At this point my mom told me that we HAD to discover something for the boys to do inside the house.  After a couple hours she mentioned a fort.

A few days later my husband and I set up a card table in the living room.  I fetched a flat sheet and threw it over the top of the table.  The boys swarmed!

They were so excited about having a fort they couldn't contain themselves.

Their excitement was increased when we announced an addition to the surprise...a movie and popcorn made by Daddy!

It was an awesome night, and for the first time in weeks...no fighting!