Silas was gone from 8am - 7pm yesterday. The other two kids went down for naps at 1:00 and Tim took off for an overnighter at his extra parents' house shortly after that. Having stayed up til 2am on Wednesday night to finish a book, I was pretty tired. With one kid and husband gone and two other kids sleeping, I decided to try napping. I konked out immediately and slept for almost three hours!
I figured that Devon, Naomi & I were due for a little splurge, so we got Garlic Jims for dinner. Yum! Then we picked up Granny and headed out to get Silas. All three kids hit the sack when we got home, then I took a scalding hot shower and crawled into bed with a book. Read the first chapter, then turned out the lights and enjoyed having the bed all to myself. I realize some of you have a hard time sleeping without your spouse in bed with you, but I consider a bed to myself a luxury and relish the few nights a year that I get one.
This morning was pretty routine. Then Tim came home, picked up all three kids, and took off for the rest of the day. I had some stuff I wanted to get done during my uninterrupted time at home, so I did a few things around the house, then picked up Granny. She & I spent three hours running errands, shopping for Easter basket stuff, and trying out Peachwave, the new, self-serve frozen yogurt place down the road. It was so nice to just hang out with her without parenting or watching the clock! And the yogurt was fantastic. I highly recommend the place! There are only a few locations around the country and you can find them here.
After I dropped Granny off at her house I went home and promptly crawled under the covers. I spent the remaining three hours of my alone time finishing the book I'd started last night and reading some magazines I hadn't had a chance to look at.
Tim and the kids came home, the kids went straight to bed (they skipped naps today, so 8:00 came a little early), Tim washed dishes, I put them away, and I'm either going to read another book or watch a movie.
Oh, one more thing. I've had one brief, mild episode of chest tightness both yesterday and today. Major improvement!!
This was the perfectly mellow end to spring break. Love it.
2 comments:
I love having the bed to myself, too, and being able to stay up til the wee hours of the morning with a good book! Sounds like you had a great couple of days.
Oh good... some others that like having the bed to themselves. As much as I like to cuddle, it's nice to have the whole bed!
Sounds like a lovely time. After being gone for four days myself, I was gone all day yesterday with my mom. I had some quilt over it, but my hubby quickly let me know I should not feel that way. I love him!
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