Isn't it funny how you can be on 'vacation', and yet feel entirely LESS rested than you do when you're in the normal day-to-day?
The kids and Z have been off school/work for over a week now, and I just feel like it has been a non-stop marathon getting everything in. Granted - Christmas eve/Christmas Day were part of that, and that's always a fairly big event with my big extended family. The day after Christmas Z and I took advantage of having our oldest daughter home to babysit, and spent the night at a hotel. Somehow though, even that felt like one more thing to make it through! Then I worked last night and tonight, so Saturday will be the first (and only) really quiet day I will have for 2 full weeks! Part of me wants to use the day to get all the Christmas decorations taken down and put up properly (I didn't oversee that task last year, and all of my VERY breakable items just got chucked into a bin along with the non-breakables...nearly caused MUCH sadness).
On the other hand, I would love a day of sleeping in and doing NOTHING.
My dad was supposed to be here this weekend, but the flu sidelined both him and my stepmom, so that means probably next weekend or the weekend after for their Christmas visit. It will be nice to see them, though...they haven't been here to visit since my oldest daughter's graduation in May.
Having oldest child home has been nice, although it started out with her having an accident in the ice/snow the morning after out big snow storm. The 10 minutes it took between finding out she had wrecked and getting to her were some of the longest of my life. She was stuck on the on-ramp to dodge from 156th, right by church. Thankfully someone came along and pulled her out of the snowbank she was stuck in, but I have the worst brain for that situation - immediately dreaming up every worst case scenario.
Worst of all though is just KNOWING your child is in a really scary situation for them, and not being right there to help them. Yes, this is good experience and she will grow from it, but as a mom, it sucks!
Alright...it is 1 am, and my pillows are calling my name!
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