Been a While

It sure has been a while since I've been on.  I went on vacation!  I mean a real vacation.  No kids for 4 days.  My brother came home from Afghanistan so my sister and I drove his car out to California and then flew home. 

I don't know if it was more work to get ready and leave all the kids here or if it would have been more work to take everyone with me.  

We were driving out late Thurs. night and staying in Flagstaff, AZ that evening and finishing the drive early Friday morning.  We would spend time with my brother, relaxing, eating great food, and just enjoying the time together.  We flew home late Monday night.

So I needed to make sure that everything was in order at home for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  My husband had Saturday and Sunday off but I needed to get help on Friday and Monday.  So I called family and thankfully my sister-n-law, Jill and my Grandma where each able to take a day.  

On top of that I needed to make sure the house was clean (who knows why, I knew it would be a disaster when I got home), all laundry was done and put away, dinners were planned and groceries were bought accordingly.  I needed to make sure that Jill and Grandma knew where to pick up Madi from school.  I needed to find someone to referee Madi's soccer game, because I usually do it.  I needed to find someone to teach my church class.   I wrote down a schedule and notes for my husband and one for both Jill and Grandma. 

And when I got back I had one day to finish planning and pull together Madi's Team Soccer party.  So I tried to finish up some last minute things for that before I left too, just in case I wouldn't have time when I got back, like order the cake, pick up the trophies, order the bounce house and the dumb city permit to go with it.

It was all a lot of work.  But boy was it worth it.  If I had taken the girls with me I would have had to drive back instead of fly.  I would have had to pay for all their food.  I would have had to constantly watch them.  Instead I was able to sit back and enjoy my time.  I haven't had such a chill weekend in a very very very long time.  With no plans, just do what we want, eat what we want, and it didn't have to be a kid friendly place!  

Everything was fabulous!  Even the house wasn't so bad when I came back.  But boy was it hard to get back into the swing of things.  I was so tired those first 2 days, it was crazy!  Granted some of it was to blame on the soccer party, but still my kids wore me out!!  How in the world have I done this everyday?

I am glad to be back home with my family!  I am glad my brother is home safe from serving our country!  I am especially glad that I have an awesome husband who would have our girls by him self for 4 whole days, and without a singe complaint!  WHAT A GUY!!