Today marks the start of the last weekend of Chris' month-long hiatus! I always approach his time away with apprehension because not only will I miss him while he is gone, but it also means that our parenting game plan changes from man-to-man defense to two-on-one offense. I approach his month in Israel as a challenge (because it certainly is) but if you get in the right headspace and just take one day at a time, everything is manageable. I am happy to announce that with only three days until his return, I am proud of the way the month has gone and it wasn't as terrible as some people think it would be.
Sure, there are times that I am counting down the minutes until bedtime or stressing to walk Addison before the rain starts and I have to get the boys from camp, or I forego dinner and just wait until the house is quiet to eat some cereal - but as a whole, the time has gone pretty quickly and we have had a lot of fun!
We have had lots of fun playtime at home in the backyard, we went on adventures to the pool, the Children's Museum, the grocery store and birthday parties. We have watched movies, had dance parties, read hundreds of books and watched our plants grow. We have waited for garbage trucks, walked the dog, done art projects and watched the rain. We have really all enjoyed each others company and I think I can say with a pretty high level of confidence that the boys had as much fun with me as I had with them.
Would I choose to do this on my own all the time? Of course not! But if you approach each day at a time and not look at the month as a never ending chunk of time, you can do anything in little pieces. That being said, the boys and I are all really looking forward to Chris' return in just a few short days!
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So proud of how you step up to the plate with the kids. Sure, they're you kids, but you really make me proud to see how you are such a natural at being their mother.
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