Love is...

Love is...having a cup of tea made for you every single morning.

Love is...being greeted with shouts of joy and hugs and stories that tumble out of little mouths, even when the separation has been but an hour.

Love is...having friends who purchase time at Endota spa, just for you, because they know that it's just the thing that will make your soul happy.

Love is...spending an hour on a massage table, and having lotions and potions administered lovingly onto your tired, neglected skin, while your husband uncomplainingly takes care of business (that business being three kids, two dogs, two cats, and a rainy morning)

Love is...sitting in a warm cafe, drinking a chai latte while your children nibble on hot cross buns and excitedly tell you everything you missed whilst blissed out at Endota.

Love is...returning the favour to your husband and letting him play golf for a day...no strings attached (!)

Love is...a rainy day spent inside, the tumble drier going, doonas making a carpet on the floor, colouring books and crayons, jigsaw puzzles, dogs running around, cats curled up on beds, a visit from Narnie, and three little heads bent together over a mutual game amidst the chaos.

Love is...a hot lasagne for dinner on a cold day; warm baths and clean pyjamas before bed; three-year-old cuddles on the couch (when a sick Ballerina just can't sleep because of her stuffy nose...)

Love is...a cup of tea with my beloved upon his golfing return home, and sharing tales of the day (such as the restraining of the toddler, the baby and the puppy while the contents of a silica pouch spilled on the couch was cleaned up...)

Love is...the Ballerina sitting on the floor, long after the other kids are asleep, laughing fit to burst at her own drawings on the "Doodle Draw" (that's Magna Doodle to normal people)

Love is...a warm puppy fast asleep in the middle of the floor...a Daisy dog fast asleep on her bed...two cats entwined on top of the drier...a big boy snoring softly in his Buzz Lightyear jarmies...a big girl sleeping, mouth agape under her Disney Princess doona...a tiny girl curled up in a ball in her bubba sleeping bag...and a cuddle from my main man (whom I know will let me have a little lie-in tomorrow to make up for his absence today...and who will have that steaming cup of tea ready for me when I wake!!)

Love is...hoping I haven't pushed my luck!!