Alan has been gone on a business trip for a whopping 4 days now and I have got to say that it is really getting to me! Thank goodness we live with my parents, otherwise I know I would really lose it! I'm so grateful for Alan and how involved he is with us as a family. He is gone during the week for about 12 hours a day, but when he gets home, his time is dedicated to us. He may have church responsibilities every now and then, but more often than not, I'm the one running off in the evening to go to a craft group, out to the store alone(!) or to one of a million baby showers I've been to lately. He's not a golfer, not a big sports fan at all really, so I know that when the weekend comes along, we will be doing things together as a family.
So, my point about my impairment is this: in an attempt to be a fun and good mom who does more than just plop her kids in front of the TV, I took the boys to the library. I love books and am excited for my boys to feel the same. So, bring on the cultural experiences! Imagine twin boys, 2 1/2 years old who never.ever.ever.sit still. And then imagine a million books all nicely lined up on shelves. What is the automatic action any little boy would do? Take as many books off the shelves as possible of course! And in record time no less. That was David. Ethan on the other hand decidedly felt like the library was far too quiet. He let the other patrons know it by screeching intermittently as we looked at books and as we walked, (more like half ran), around the book aisles. If you're picturing total pandemonium, I'll be honest, it wasn't that, but it sure felt like it. It probably seemed a million times worse to me than it appeared to anyone else. Ethan's crying/screaming/yell at the check out counter though--that I was not a big fan of at all!!! Call me crazy, but I will be attempting story time next week. I'll let you know if that was a big failure or not:)
Okay, so Alan still isn't home, meaning I'm still suffering from major impairment which is evidenced in the fact that I took the boys to Red Robin all by myself today. Umm, seriously, in retrospect, not a good idea. What was I thinking? Can't believe I even attempted it. It was fun to run into some ladies from my old ward though, that was definitely the highlight. We're home now and nap time is upon us. Bring on the quiet!! Woo hoo!!
8 comments:
lol. Jason's gone a lot these days. Next time you're on your own give me a call and I'll bring my two crazy boys along too! :)
they need to learn to behave in normal situations like that. do it more often. YOU CAN DO IT! I was totally laughing at the post though - you KNOW I FEEL YOUR PAIN =)
You are awesome!!!! I am proud of you for getting out by yourself!
It was so fun to see you and your sweet boys today. They are darling. You look so cute with your darker hair. You handle the boys with grace and charm. Seriously. I love that your boys wanted to chat. So freakin cute. You are a good mom.
Good for you! I remember days like that when I'd take both boys to something I thought would be fun for them. It usually turned into a disaster for me. However, they always seemed to have very fond memories of those times so, I guess it was worth it. Hang in there!
Oh my GOSH, I am laughing SOOOO hard right now! I have impairments like this all the time. All.the.TIME!!! Since Bryan is working full time and is in school, his major workload IS the weekends (Fri/Sat), and Sundays are chock full of Sunday School meetings and churchy stuff. So I totally feel you on how TOUGH it is to feel like a single mom! I'm so there right now. And we don't live with any parents, so it can get pretty lonely.
Like you, I don't want them plopped in front of TV for most of the day (like they would stay put, anyway!), so I try to make the day fun. Most of the time it just makes me feel frazzled, lol. I have never braved the Library, simply because I KNOW it would end up like this scenario! In record time :) But I did do the Red Robin thing. Not so bad. I guess food is a good distraction for them! :)
Love it! I'm glad to know that my kid is not the only one who likes to make loud noise and pull books off shelves! He just gets so excited and sister feels it's her job to do whatever brother is doing! When I go to the library, it feels like my kids are the only ones acting up...probably most of that is just in my head. =)
Red Robin stresses me out even when I don't go with kids. It's so NOISY! Translation: I'm old now. Move along.
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