You used to get home from work only to face 5 more hours of work, either feeding your family, picking up the house, putting a load or 2 of clothes in washer/dryer, bathing your children because they couldn't take showers and just hanging out and all the while wishing you didn't have to face those 5 extra hours of work (yeah, we've all thought it)?? I got home tonight, Jeff wasn't going to be home until late because of a work thing he was going to, looking forward to just having some 'girl' time with Emily and Allyson...this wasn't to be. We get home and the first thing Allyson does is take off on her bike to ride around (in the 3 block radius Jeff and I have established they can ride bikes) with 2 of her little friends and Emily takes off for the trampoline leaving me alone to do, I'm not sure what. Next thing I know, there are 4 kids on the trampoline and again, I'm on the outside looking in (or reverse, however you want to look at it).
When did they stop needing me to entertain them?? And when did I stop wishing that away?? That's the thought for the day....we spend so much time wishing our kids could do a million things themselves that when they start doing them you wish you had that time back. Pretty deep for a Thursday night, I know (and I haven't even been drinking).
Hold em' close. L
2 comments:
Wow - this hits pretty close to home for me since I'm currently in the 'five more hours of work' stage. The new Trace Adkins song really brings this to light with his new song "You're gonna miss this". When you're in the midst of life, you can't wait until it's over. Then, when it's over, you look back and think "Those were the best times". Ah, hind sight - you know the rest. Good post cuz...
Just wait...the next stage is begging/bribery. This is what it takes to get Critter and Burda to hang out with me now. It would be great to be able to rewind and pause life...just a little.
J
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