As usual, a big thanks to Sonya for holding this challenge. To participate or read the other entries, click on this link.

Here’s mine for the week –

She watched her two sleeping boys with equal parts love and exasperation, surrounded by messy paint splatters and horribly disfigured used-to-be-paint bottles.

As she heaved a sigh and sat down on the comfy armchair to enjoy the meal that definitely served as an apology, the post-it caught her eye – “Painted the nursery with him. Mission somewhat accomplished”

Over her bulging stomach she watched her husband cradled her firstborn on the floor of the messily painted ‘Welcome new baby!’ on the walls.

©Sonali Mukherjee