Abandoned
Mommy Forever left me. She took the kids too. They’re spending three days at the outlaws, who live 50 miles to the north. It’s really quiet here. Too quiet. And boring. So boring that I scrubbed the shower tiles, mowed the lawn, raked the leaves, did three loads of laundry, picked up the toys the kids left all over the place, and washed the pile of dishes sitting in the sink. That was first day.
It’s now day three. So far, I’ve learned that you should dilute bleach before spraying it on tiles. My eyes burned a little for several hours. I’ve also learned that I’m too old to eat only Halloween candy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I didn’t feel too good afterwards. Now I have to decide if I should buy more candy to replace the ones I ate or hope the kids won’t notice their Halloween candy bags has gotten smaller…a lot smaller.
Today is Saturday and I have no one to watch cartoons with. I miss them. But I got a letter from Princess M this morning (hand delivered by my sister-outlaw). It made my day (the letter, not my sister-outlaw).
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Awesome letter! I love getting notes from my kids.
I hear you about the Halloween candy. I have to be very selective about what the kids “share” with me. They’re getting old enough now that they notice these things.
You gave me a shock with the first two sentences.
What a sweet post. You sound like such an awesome dad. And what a great letter that is.
Phil, before my daughter could write, she use to draw stick figures of our family with hearts all over the place. I like that she can write, but I miss the pictures too.
Yich, I don’t have to worry about my wife leaving me. I do worry about her changing the locks when I’m out. That’s why I work from home and don’t go any where.
1girl2boys, that is a great letter. I wished my son would show an interest in drawing or writing. But he prefers running and jumping over sitting.
After I got over the first sentence (great attention grabber, by the way ;-) ) and read the rest I got this funny tingling feeling. Isn’t it amazing how quite the place is without kids.
I drove to my dad’s today, and kiddo went to my mother in law. So I drove alone. Every so often I was compelled to say out-loud “plane”, and only then realize that he wasn’t there. Those rides by myself are completely surreal. I can’t imagine three days without my kids. I’d probably have to check into a mental institution…
This summer my sister-in-law got married, and so to help out my in-laws with last minute plans, the kids and I flew back east about ten days before the wedding. Hubby didn’t have that much vacation time available, so he didn’t join us until the night before the wedding. Additionally, the kids and I stayed behind for a week after he left to enjoy more time with the grandparents. My husband called me every night to talk for hours because he said the house was “creepy quiet” and he couldn’t stand it. We didn’t have the benefit of being to e-mail or chat online as my in-laws have only dial-up service (I know — shocking!), so the kids had to call Papa while he was still at work in order to say goodnight since there is a three hour time difference between the in-laws and here during the summer.
Even though he was miserable, he is encouraging us to make the trip back east again this summer so that the kids get the time with the grandparents. I hope you don’t have to experience this abandonment too often; it’s difficult on everyone but so good for the kids to spend time with extended family.
The “outlaws” - that’s hilarious!
I wish my husband was as productive as you when he’s bored. His version of “bored” involves a lot more video games…
This is fantastic! - What a great keepsake. (My kids are so old now that I am trying to figure out how to save the occasional text messege that uses the world mom or love in one go!)