February 5, 2022 - Saturday


Every time we bring up the trip to DE in a couple of weeks, I start feeling like I'm going to throw up, or have a heart attack, or die or something. I can't even imagine how I'm going to say goodbye to my kids (honestly, Ollie in particular) for two days. 😳 I should be excited, but I'm just freaking out. I've only left Ollie for one overnight in her entire life and even that time was tough. She was a lot younger then, though (like 8 months??), and much less attached. Nowadays, she cries that I'm leaving her and begs me to come back when I put her down for her nap. I know I need to remind myself of why this is good and how it's important for her to be flexible and open to being with other adults than just ME. This IS good. I'll be there for a long-time friend and Ollie will spend the weekend with her grandparents, who love her and are so good to her. But I think it might be time to get myself some Prozac, because I am struggling! 

We went outside for a little while today to dig the van out of the cul-de-sac while the kids played and then, later, we took the kids to Bob Evans for dinner. We also played a game of Mario Party with the bigger kids after Ollie went to bed. It was a good day. 


The kid's faces in both of these photos. 🤦




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