Wednesday, September 9, 2015

See You in September.....at school!

The kids are back in school two days now.  Yesterday I had an appointment that took up the morning so pretty much had no time for myself.  So today? Today I'm still in my jammies at 11am having just finished doing my nails.  Yup! I do like me some September!!  The rough mornings of waking them earlier than their internal alarm clocks go off and a half hour AFTER their external alarm clocks are completely worth it!

But on the other hand...the house is SO quiet! I have the TV on in the other room to keep me company. Hmmm, maybe I should put on Springer; then I'll feel like the kids are still here yelling at each other. Nah, not that lonely! I've made some calls, scheduled some appointments, had heart-to-heart talks with the dogs and older cat to try to not scare or eat the new kitten.  I'm not sure they were listening though.  The kids made their beds before they left so I don't even have that; though again, not that lonely or bored!

And please don't misunderstand; I absolutely adore my kids!  Obvious to those who've read any, if not most, of my previous blog posts but perhaps not so much to those reading for the first time.  They are my world, my breath, my heartbeat that keeps me going every day.  I can't imagine my life without them and have a hard time remembering what it was like before they arrived (and I lived almost 40 years before they came into the picture!)  They make me laugh, cry, scream, and reach deep to answer questions only their brilliant, curious minds could conjure!  They are pretty, and healthy, and athletic, and as snappy as all get-out.  They make me, even on my worst of days, thankful.

But seriously?  24/7 for over two months without a break?  Even Mother Theresa herself would long for the first day of school.  Doesn't absence make the heart grow fonder?  Bring it!!  If only for six hours a day.  Honestly, I'm not sure I could go a whole lot longer than that without them!

~Eileen Cassidy Bishop

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