Leave Me Alone?

Do you ever feel like you just want to be left alone? Of course, I don't really mean it, but sometimes (like today) I feel that way a lot. I suppose that is proof that feelings are not necessarily truth. I think what it comes down to is that I can only do so much for so long. Maybe I'm ready for a vacation! Spring break is on the way and we don't have any major plans. I'm not sure if that is good or bad. It will be good to make some progress around the house and on my 25 page literature review, but it might be nice to escape too.

Funny thing - we have a tropical scene calendar for 2007 and Josh just looked at the March picture of the Rock Islands in Palau, Micronesia and said, "I want to go there!" Me too son, me too!

Missing You...

Man I miss my husband. Matt is in Florida on the Senior class trip. Good for him. Really. It's good for him. He loves hanging out with the students and they love him back. He's having a great time; it's warm; it's sunny; he gets to sleep in; it's a wonderful reward for all he does around here. However, our family is lost without him. It's odd, because it's not like he's home a lot during the week. At least he's not home when I'm home. But when he's out of town it is rough. Tonight all three kids were on my lap having a breakdown of some sort. I almost lost it! But now they are all in bed, close to sleeping, and I am left with a house littered with unfinished homework, toast crusts, toys, backpacks, and crown moulding that needs to be painted before Thursday morning. What I'd really like to do is have the energy to walk on the treadmill then sit on the couch with a coke and watch TV. What will I do? I'll pray for strength, drink a diet coke while cleaning up the house, walk for 30 minutes on the treadmill while watching TV, then paint the moulding while continuing to watch TV. Then I'll look forward to Thursday when my parents arrive to help in adult world. My dad is also going to finish off our bathroom that we started remodeling over Christmas break. (Hence, my painting of the crown moulding.) And even more than that, I'll look forward to midnight Friday night when the missing part of me returns from Florida.