The girls are heading home soon, and I can't wait to see them.
It was really great to have this week by myself. I got some real quality time alone. I accomplished stuff around the house that seem almost impossible to do when the girls are here, I went out a couple of times and had a blast, and I communicated with the girls via text and phone calls multiple times every day. It was a very productive week.
I think my parents are exhausted, though. 7 days is an awfully long time, and I don't think they'll volunteer to take them on vacation for this long again. Still, I think soon enough, they will all look back and focus their memories on the good times.
I have more energy than I have in a long time. The day to day struggles of waking kids up, arguing over the little things, sibling rivalry, emotional outbursts just weren't there to exhaust me.
I think knowing there was end to it helped me enjoy it. If I were reaching empty nester status, I probably would've felt lost.
And now, I admit, I'm ready to get back to the mayhem and chaos and snuggles and laughter.
I am so rarely alone (like never) that to have had these many weeks without kids was very strange initially. Then I got used to it. And now, it's wonderful having them back home. One will leave again in 3 weeks to go back to school, and the other, though 17, comes with a great deal of "infrastructure" support.
ReplyDeleteI got to enjoy my time alone (I stayed extremely busy), but I must admit I love the sound of my kids laughing, even with the extra work and commotion that comes along. Mayhem. Perfect word for it.
I think the adage 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' is right. Sometimes you all just need time apart, time to decompress. Enjoy your reunion.
ReplyDeleteI bet you feel refreshed. And you are right, it is easy to realx and enjoy when you know there is an end to it and it is not forever.
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