Missing Them

Is it just me or is there a value to being able to miss your children?

We moved our family from Michigan to Virginia this summer and due to some unforeseen circumstances the kids have yet to go on their grandparent visits. This is the time each year when the grandparents take our little blessings for a week or so and Kim and I get to recharge our parenting batteries.

Well as I said this summer has been different. My parents had a few commitments, weddings and such, that took away from their ability to take them. Kim's parents had to finish an addition to their house that pushed back the kids visit to late summer. Then Kim had to move here early so I was at home getting the house together and taking care of the kids by myself. As I write this, I'm thinking about my single mother cousin and how little help she gets from her parents, let alone her kids father and I feel a little whiny. I'll be the first to say I think women are stronger where it counts than men. How Kim can work all day and still insist on spending time playing with the kids amazes me sometimes.

Anyhoo, I say all that to say August 14th can't come fast enough for me. They'll finally be away for a couple weeks. I am so desperately in need of not telling someone what to do at every moment of the day, of not having to raise my voice at anyone, of just thinking about what the adults would like to eat for dinner, not what will the kids eat...I am ready to miss my kids.