Manic Monday?

It is so weird not having the kids at home! I keep thinking I hear them at night after they would have gone to bed. There was a thunderstorm last night and I thought, "oh, no, Finn is going to freak" but he wasn't there, so I could just enjoy the beautiful sound and go back to sleep! Jim is traveling, too, so I'm literally all by myself. Hmmm, when was the last time THAT happened?!?!

I kind of played a little bit of hooky yesterday afternoon. My boss is gone and while things are starting to get busy again, I'm mainly just emailing people and I knew I could do that from home. So I "worked" from home in the afternoon. But it took me two hours to get home because I had to make a few stops. I ended up needing to make three stops (I'm working on a new project and needed supplies) and it felt so good because if I'd had the kids, I would NOT have gotten what I needed. I did respond to work emails all afternoon, but I could get other stuff done, too, which also felt good.

Sharon and Pam decided they would "babysit" me while the kids were gone and we went to Pyscho Suzi's last night for a Mom's Night Out! Seriously, I had the BEST time. We don't get to spend time together sans kids, well, ever! We had a couple drinks, shared some appetizers and pizza and even treated ourselves to a shared dessert. My cup runneth over and my battery is recharged.

I've resisted the urge to call and see how the kids are doing. It is hard, but if things aren't going well, I kind of didn't want to hear it! But I did text Nana about teaching myself a stitch she was trying to show me and she said the kiddos were doing great. She also emailed a couple pics! The top one is from Monday, I think and the bottom one is from today. We don't have to worry about them running out of toys to play with or things to do!

I miss my babies, but I'm really enjoying my "me" time. Tonight? Movie with Stacey! I better get a bigger cup because all this wonderful love and attention might be too much for me to handle :)