Stop the Ride, I Wanna Get Off
Friday, June 17th, 2011From Friday Mom – Jaime:
So for the third weekend in a row, I’m not going to be at home… First we had the bar mitzvah down in Baltimore. Last weekend, I was in Chicago on business (yes, over the weekend) while Hubby and Andrew were playing up in Maine. And now, I’m down in Florida.
Mr. B turned 90 last week. He’s been like a grandfather to me my whole life. (Today is also Hubby’s birthday, so we’re celebrating that as well). I’m glad that we’re getting to see him around his birthday and that Andrew is getting to know him and spend time with him and my grandmother.
I also wish that I could just have ONE weekend at home this month. I’m tired. The house is a mess. The piles of laundry are mounting. The work I’m not getting to because I haven’t worked a full week at work in 3 weeks is piling up almost as rapidly as the laundry… And I just want to yell “Stop the ride! I wanna get off!”
Traveling isn’t much fun under the best of circumstances. Doing it with a very opinionated, restless almost 4 year old? Well, it certainly makes things interesting. I keep thinking back to our flight back from Vegas last year where I almost got tossed off the airplane because Andrew was crying for my mother. I NEVER want to go through that experience again…
Okay… I know. He’s been on planes since that time and been fine. But it’s one of those irrational mom fears based on how miserable the original experience was…
So, wish us luck!
Have a great weekend everyone. Happy birthday to Mr. B and Hubby. And to all the dads out there, happy Fathers’ Day.
