September 4, 2006
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Alone? what’s that?
Tomorrow two of my brood will be in school full time! Now if I can just find someone to pawn the baby off on for a few hours, I might have the house to myself. Oh bliss… I haven’t been alone in my own house for probably two years!
Ya know, now that I’m really thinking about this it doesn’t sound that great I mean what would I do?
Besides clean without tripping over someone who “just want’s to help”, read a book without hearing ”MOM, Isabelle’s hitting me” or “MOM ,Charlies changing the channel”or my personal favorite “MOM,Coopers trying to stick cereal up my nose.”
I mean really I don’t need to try and work in my studio without an entourage or use my laptop without a monster on my lap begging to play games on Noggin right?
The truth is I’m going to miss them and I know twelve years from now they’ll be running off with their friends and I’ll be crying over my empty house. Twelve years isn’t that long, a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things. Right? Someone tell me I’m right quick so I can keep deluding myself!
Anyway here’s to hoping I get everyone out the door on time and with all their clothes on.
Comments (4)
I so know how you feel! My littlest is in kindergarten this year, he is VERY excited but all I can think about is how quiet the mornings are going to be without him! Well.. on the mornings I am home any way! My oldest is 9 going on 10 and he is counting down the years until he is hunting, driving, and 18! I just tell him to hush, I don’t want to think about it.. it’s going too fast already!
Hey , here’s an idea. You can Xanga with your quite time. I got news for both of you my youngest is going into 5th. I was thinking I would have all this free time. SURE, RIGHT! Suddenly you become taxi driver and many other things. Weekends become the wild thing. But my oldest is now 17 and talking about having his own place when he’s 18 and even knowing this would give me some free taxi time it’s sad.
Um, okay, the kids won’t need any of your time in 12 years . My big kids take up more of my “free” time than the baby. And when they’re not home, I can’t relax and enjoy the break because I’m too busy worrying about what they’re doing and if they’re safe. Raising teens is a lot more emotionally draining than the little people. Hang in there. They’ll be bigger than you want them to be in the blink of an eye.
No worries – from what I hear from your little sis you are doing a great job! I saw the photo of your stained glass fish for your dad & it was really cool. Very detailed- looked complicated to make. I told Danni you & I will have to barter one day for craft skills- I can teach you soapmaking (from scratch- the good old way, not the melt & pour quickie stuff from craft stores!) if you show me stained glass… sound like a deal? Just let me know the next time you guys will be down & we can get Dannielle involved and make a day out of it.
Take care- Margie