Rockstar Weekend

I have had lots on my plate and on my mind lately.  My kids are lovely and have wonderful qualities – but they are driving me crazy!!  I am so thrilled that Charles and i have a kid free weekend, thanks to his sister Angela and Brother-in-law Chris (We are celebrating 6 blissful years of marriage). That’s right, they are taking our kids fort he entire weekend. Can I get a Wooop Woop!?!

In all four years of being a parent, this has never happened. A weekend at home with no children. (*again, they are lovely – but ugh!

I’m sure all the newbie moms out there are gasping at the thought of needing time away from your kids – And three years ago I would have too, however, bottom line is, I am WOOPED and have ZERO help here in Sugar Land… not even a little bit….so I take it wherever i can get it.. also please know my son is an absolute terror at times and I’m pretty sure he has single-handedly deleted any possibilities of future siblings out of me.  

I am beyond thrilled at this opportunity and feel like an excited puppy wanting to run circles and jump on furniture.   The possibilities of my weekend.. hear that.. “my weekend” woops! OUR weekend without children are too many to wrap my head around.

I can.. wake up naturally, not to the sound of crying... sleep in, be lazy, not cook for anyone except grown up food whenever we want and whatever we want… go to the gym without cringing every time they call out a mom to come fetch their crying kid out of the nursery (it has been my name twice)… and stay as long as I’d like…. I won’t have to pick up toys all day long.. I can go shopping and try on clothes without having to chase a kid as I am half naked running out of the dressing room… get a pedicure (or at least a polish change) for the first time in over a year… take an uninterrupted shower without little hands banging on the shower door….go lay out by the neighborhood pool.. organize my “office” workspace… get some organizing done in the kids closets… go out to eat without watching the clock for the sitter… sit on the back porch and drink coffee with Charles… have grown up, uninterrupted conversations… 

I adore my kids and will miss them terribly, but it is TIME for a break.  Charles works very very long hours leaving all things sun up to sun down in my domain…yes, from breakfast to bedtime it is all me. every day.

I have lately been giving lots of thought to whether or not to have a 3rd.  for some reason I feel very strongly that I am done - “for now.”  What that means to me is for an indefinite amount of time I do not wish to have another bundle of joy.   I’m leaving room for a future change of heart or when Will doesn’t require my hip – whichever comes first.