A Refreshing Time

By Debbie

This past weekend we were at the state fair. My daughter loves to ride the rides, and my son had a blast watching her! It was getting late and my son was getting really fussy, so I took him over to a darker area and just walked him in the stroller as he screamed at me. While I was walking, my mom called me, and she asked me if my son was fussy, and if I was crabby because of it (oh how my mom knows me too well!). I told her "yes" to both, and then she told me that she had a proposition for me....they would take the kids for a week. Again, my mom knows me too well! At that time I thought it was the best idea in the world...but now, 24 hours later, I'm not so sure.

Isn't that how it always is? I just can't get over how just a couple minutes away from my little "angels" and I feel so refreshed...I just wish that my head would remember that I really only need a couple of minutes, not a week like I so quickly agreed to. When my son was screaming a week didn't seem long enough, but they hadn't been out the door more than 10 minutes and I would have given anything to hear that screaming again.

What I need to remember is that I need this break, and I will be a better mom when I pick them up in five days...full-nights' sleep, less picking up around the house so more time for myself...I will be completely refreshed. I'm very grateful that I have a wonderful family that is willing to help me get a break when I'm feeling like I might be too worn out and I'm taking it out on my kids.

Now I just have to figure out how to last the next five days without my precious little ones attached to my legs!

Debbie is a "Work It" contributing writer. Read more about her.