Mikey went to Europe this week on business. Meetings in Milan, Barcelona, and Amsterdam were cancelled, so he only got to drop by London, Cambridge, Vienna, and Paris. Bummer. I on the other hand have been living the life here in K-town -- sans stamps in my passport. Here is how our week has gone thus far:
Sunday: Not too shabby. My brother Evan and his wife Bridget as well as my newly married sister Whitney and her hubby wubby Jeff came up from Provo for dinner. By the time they left, it was bedtime.
Monday: I spent 4 hours trying to clean up my chemical spill on the carpet. It didn't end well. Carpet man is coming on Thursday to see what my options are. In the afternoon, my cousin's cute kids came over to play. Avery had a blast. For FHE, I got a pizza and took the kids to the park. We also enjoyed ice cream cones from DQ. Yum. There were a bunch of other families there having FHE and we got several "oh that poor little fatherless family" looks. When we got home, we went over to a neighbor's house to chat and the kids played with water balloons. The day started rough, ended well -- I sure love those little kids of mine.
Tuesday: Still going strong as a single mom. I went for a nice run and got a lot of things done around the house. By 5pm the kids were falling apart. I thought for sure they would go to bed early. At 11pm Avery was finally asleep, but little Aidan held on tight for another 30 minutes when I finally gave up and let him come in my bed. By morning, all three of us were in my bed.
Wednesday: Got up and ran. Check. Hurried and got us all ready to go with some neighbors to dollar movie day. Today's movie was Happy Feet. It looked cute enough...too bad it was horrible in a weird, disconnected, and creepy sort of way. Oh and did I mention long? Maybe that was just because I was trying to keep Aidan quiet. We went to school lunch after where healthy lunch is the goal - Aidan spilled an entire carton of chocolate milk on himself. Avery's meal consisted of drinking her chocolate milk and eating jello. Healthy? Not so much. It was a nice "good/fun mom" attempt. Our evening ended with Aidan flooding the bathroom during his bath, dumping an entire bottle of shampoo into the tub (lots and lots and lots of bubbles), and with Aidan peeing on my quilt that I had JUST washed and put back on the bed less than an hour before. Wow. He sure keeps me on my toes! Both kids have already gotten out of bed twice...and our night begins.
Long business trips make me appreciate my husband. Two days to go...Good thing I have cute kids, right?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Day 4 - Single Mom
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Sounds like you're having a rough week. I hate long business trips...but maybe he'll bring you back something cool and think of all the sky-miles he's earning!!
luckily mostly just inconveniences or missing mikey...i shouldn't complain. Whew, guess it means i still like my husband after 6.5 yrs of married life!
I hate when they have to go somewhere! It seems like things get worse; maybe it's just that we have to do it ALL alone. At least it's just 2 kids to keep track of right now... Jim traveled the most for work right after I had the twins! I was certainly grateful for fabulous neighbors and friends!!! (That's the biggest thing I miss from CA...)
ah yes, twins...I've always thought twins would be so absolutely wonderful. I then I think about how hard just ONE little baby is. I don't know how you did it!
I can empathize a little right now. Derek is in Texas until late Friday night and may be heading back next week. I am jealous that you still get out to run. I try to tell myself that it's not that big of a deal and I shouldn't complain, but I always do. :) I hate the single mom thing. Good luck! Hopefully I will see you Saturday.
Ah man! I just had a great weekend with a small child and almost envisioned myself with one - then I came home to this post. Fortunately, I am obsessed with your children, so the facade has not been ruined.
Mikey...get your booty home.
So is he back yet? I sure hope so because being a single mom is the pits!! When are you going to come visit me Natalie?
hey single mom...where are you? are you too busy to have some down time and check your blog?? are u ever really alone when you have kids? i too dont know how single parents do it, a lot of love and patience i guess. sounds like you are a fun mom and they are lucky to have you..good luck!
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