Tomorrow morning I leave for Chicago with my mom and sister!! No kids and no husbands allowed!
I didn’t end up going to Chicago with Aaron and Jessica earlier this week because I’m a dutch dancer and needed to be home on Wednesday for practice. Turns out I would have been able to do it because Aaron got home 30 minutes before I had to leave for practice, although he was sicker than a dog.
Apparently he has strept throat and they won’t take his tonsils out. Yet.
So needless to say I’m pretty excited about this little vacation. I don’t think I’ve gone away overnight with just my mom and sister since I was … um, maybe never. Not just the 3 of us anyway.
There was that one time I went to Mackinac City with my sister more than 5 years ago … now that was a trip. Full of speeding tickets, lottery tickets and parasailing. I fully doubt any of the above will happen this weekend, seeing as we’re taking a train and it’s a tad too chilly for parasailing on the Big Lake. I’m holding out for the lottery though.
posted on March 30, 2006| 8:39 PM EST
There just comes a time in a mothers life when embarrassing her children is just a side product of 16 hours of labor, 9 months of pregnancy and 18 years of worrying that they’ll wake up breathing the next morning … embarrassing our kids is what we get in return until they have their own kids and realize what a wonderful person we are and were for the past 25 years, how thankful they really should be that we didn’t completely screw them up.
Let these photos show the beginning of said parental privileges
posted on March 25, 2006| 3:04 PM EST
Right now I’m in Ft Wayne, Indiana with Aaron - sans child. Jessica is staying with my mom for the 2 nights we’re out of town, one of which was last night.
Aaron is here on business and I came along to sleep in and read books and take naps and watch an unhealthy amount of MTV. So far, I’m accomplishing everything on my list. And shopping. Lots of Shopping.
It’s been a great break for me. Definitely something every mom or wife should do on a semi regular basis - if that means once a year or month or decade - what ever keeps you centered and happy and working like a well oiled machine - do it.
Next week we’re headed to the big windy city of Chicago - Jessica will come along on that trip and we’ll be gone for 2 nights as well - I’ll only be home on night next week and then take off for Chicago again with my mom and sister - sans husband and child.
Very exciting and busy week coming up - full of sleep. Lots and lots of sleep. have I mentioned how I’ll get to nap and sleep?
Mmmmm.
posted on March 23, 2006| 7:14 PM EST
Jessica is 5 months, I went to Shipshewana for the day with my mom.
Jessica is just over 1 year - 14 months for all you crazies.
As you can see, she is much wiser now.
posted on March 13, 2006| 11:42 PM EST
