I've been waiting for this day for almost a month. And it's finally here...it was like anticipating to go on a vacation, or waiting for a treat. Yes. My kids are finally all back at school.
And of course, this naturally calls for a blog post to celebrate my freedom. Of course I love my kids. Of course I'll miss the constant noises (albeit maybe only a little bit). But oh, any parent would understand. Taking twin boys and one little girl anywhere is just absolute chaos. A 15 minute trip to the grocery store will take 45 minutes. And if I forgot to get something? Well, forget it. It'll have to wait until the next day. I'm not taking 3 kids back to the market! It's constantly going, "stop running!" "don't push your brother!" "stop screaming!" "be nice to your sister!" "I'm the mom, and I'll tell her what to do!" "No, you can't buy that." "No, you can't buy that either." "Where are you guys going?" "Don't run away w/o me!" "STOP fighting!" "Do you want a time-out?" "No TV if you do xyz." "I'm serious now!" O.M.G. I mean, how many times can one person repeat the above orders until your voice becomes hoarse? Every single day this week, I go to bed almost without a voice, because I've yelled so much during the day.
Since my daughter is too young for most camps, and her school offered no summer session this year, for 3 months, I've had her joined at the hips with me. I mean, I can't go to the bathroom w/o her calling for me, can't check my emails, can't cut my toenails, can't do anything w/o her calling, "Mama?" Who knew that the one word I was so eager to hear, before my children could talk, would be the one word that is now driving me UP the wall?!?! It got to the point where I just snap, "WHAT?!" To which she'll reply, "Boo!" Goodness gracious. Like, seriously, WHY is summer vacation SO LONG? When I finally get the chance to go to sleep at night, I find myself so wound up that I actually can't fall asleep. And I literally have to check to see if I was still frowning. Yup. I was. RE...LAX.
I was counting down, literally, counting down the hours yesterday. I contemplated going to sleep earlier so I could pass the day earlier! But seriously, 8pm would've been way too early. When I woke this morning, I was giddy. I mean, actually giddy. I kept thinking of all the errands I could run w/o having 3 little bodies to herd. I can actually stop by the florist and order flowers! I can run to the market for milk! I can send out emails w/o being interrupted! Oh, the joy!
And now, this is what I'm doing. Blogging while watching my new favorite obsession, Sherlock. Oh, Benedict Cumbernatch, you more than qualify as a prize for finishing my 3-month-long confinement.
To all you moms (and dads) out there with children going back to school today. Hooray!!!! Go open up a bottle of champagne and celebrate! We made it through the summer! :)
Xoxo,
Lin
