So sometimes I’m awesome…sometimes not so
much. The past few days I’ve fallen into
the awesome category. (Not one to toot
my own horn…but…I’m about to toot……my horn, that is). Mike found out a couple of weeks ago that he’d
be attending a conference in North Carolina from Sunday through today. He’ll arrive back in Seattle VERY early
tomorrow morning. The thought of four
days single momming three kids (yes, “momming” is a verb) was a bit daunting. How will I survive?! Thankfully, that’s where my awesome kicked
in.
Sunday was Seafair here – hydroplane races, air
show, Blue Angels – and it happened to be the hottest day we’ve had yet this
summer. I decided to pack up the kiddos
and haul us to the beach where we beat the heat for most of the day. Thankfully, Kayli now LOVES her little floaty
and was a complete water baby and due to the temperature, the lake was actually
refreshing and comfortable – not crazy cold as it often is. We had a great time! I then dragged (drug?!) the three
heat-drenched, tired children to Lowes and the grocery store (where they got to
pick out microwave dinners – special magical treat! – and ice cream cones) before
finally bringing us home to the sauna-hot house.
Monday, we had a playdate here for the boys –
two brothers who go to our new school.
The boys had so much fun and when it was time for their mom to come pick
them up Zach was completely incredulous.
“WHAT?! That playdate was like seconds long!!” Time flies when you’re having fun.
I also decided to spend Mike’s absence
undertaking Project Playard. Kayli has
begun to climb out when we need her to STAY in there for sleepovers, playdates
at others’ homes, etc. AND my parents
just volunteered (brave folk) to take all three kiddos for this upcoming
weekend. (Our 11th
anniversary is the 11th!!). My
parents weren’t thrilled with the news that Kayli’s turned into a little escape
artist, so…I’ve had her sleeping in the playard in our closet. In the meantime, I’ve been painting her
bedroom!
Nap 1 in the playard: I put her down and
began painting in her room. Matthew
poked his head in and said, “Uh, Mom, Kayli’s yelling for you at the top of her
lungs.”
I went to open my bedroom door – which I’d
left open – only to discover that it was locked. I heard Kayli ripping around giggling on the
other side.
“Kayli,” I called ever-so-sweetly in my
nicest mommy voice. “Come open the
door. Let mommy in!” She came running to the door giggling all the
way. As soon as it was open I scolded
her for being a toddler-dini and escaping the playard.
Later, Monday, I had a furnace guy here
giving us a quote since – happy anniversary to us! – we have to buy a new
furnace. I’m pretty proud of myself for
learning the details of furnaces though the subject does kind of bore me to
tears. And the fact that it costs so
much brings on the tears too.
Tuesday, I woke up to Zach calling for me –
he’d woken up with a bloody nose.
Despite the rough start to our day, I got us all up and out the door to the
gym so I could do Spin. We then went to
the library AND stopped by the boys’ school to finally get them officially
registered! I did more painting, more
playard-training, and I took us all to the pool for the boys’ to swim
lessons.
Today we were supposed to go to the Zoo and
then a playdate later, but Matthew complained of an icky tummy and is
definitely feverish and pale. So, here
we are, last day of solo momhood, and I gotta say, we did pretty well. I didn’t accomplish everything that I was
hoping to, but then again, sometimes you just run out of awesome. I meant, at least everyone survived (I did LITERALLYdiscover that
Kayli had climbed up on the dining room table and was swinging the chandelier this morning, shhhh…don’t tell
Mike)…but I’m DEFINITELY ready for a weekend sans bebes and for my honey-pants
to come home.
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