Quiet Mornings

About nine in the morning on Monday my newest grandson and 4  year old grand daughter were dropped off. I loved having them with me all day long. Chris and Jennifer were packing up the rest of their house during the day. That evening they went on a double date with Aaron and Lisa. They picked up baby boy sometime after 9:00. What a fun day we all had together!

Miss J spent the night with us. She is such a sweetie. We had fun both days doing things a 4 year old likes to do. Coloring, blowing bubbles outside in the snow, playing with her baby dolls, and building with blocks,  I painted her finger nails with glittery polish, and we watched the Disney movie Tangled.

We also got out the beads and made her a couple of necklaces. She chose the colors green and pink for one. I wasn’t sure about the color combo, but it turned out really cute. She chose all the beads for the 2nd necklace. I helped her lay the beads out so it was symmetrical and looked good. She strung the beads. I thought she might be too young, but with the bigger beads, it was easy for her.

  

Tuesday evening we had a little gathering of family and friends. We took a few photos, ate yummy desserts, and said good bye to my kids and grandbabies…

They left Tuesday night and got to their destination about 50 hours later. They didn’t stop to sleep. They just drove straight through, switching off drivers in the U-haul and the car.

I’m thankful we’ve had a fairly busy week. Wednesday I played games online all morning… played games and cried. It was a good thing we had a birthday party to go to in the afternoon. I got to visit with family and friends, and it really helped get my mind off of my kids. I didn’t go to church. I knew I’d sit there and be bawling and sobbing out loud. I couldn’t bring myself to go. Thursday I played games all morning online just so I couldn’t think about things. My aunt came over in the afternoon and we played sequence and visited. It was a really nice afternoon.

Today I’ve played farmville all morning/afternoon. I gotta get out of this rut. I just cannot seem to bring myself to do much. We have another birthday party this evening. My friend’s 50th birthday. I have to make myself get out of the house for awhile.

I’m missing my kids… missing my grandkids. I know I’m not the only mom to go through this. That knowledge doesn’t help even a little bit right now.  My life has changed dramatically in the past 3 weeks. Andrea, Mitch, and their little ones were here for 2 months… they left 3 weeks ago. I miss having kids around all the time. I miss waking up to 3, 4, and 5 year old giggles… My house is quiet. Mornings are the worst.