My Little Men

Marc has been in California all week (which is probably part of the reason for my enhanced contentment ;). It’s not that I don’t miss him, but I think I am much better with the kids when I HAVE to do it by myself. It’s like I step up my game or something. I dunno, I am just WAY more patient when he is NOT here… There is just something about them up MY ass NONSTOP while he can sit there and do WHATEVER he wants to do (in peace) that drives me freaking nuts. They will walk right past him to find me to tattle on each other…I HATE tattling. But all that doesn’t bug me as much when I am by myself because I know they have no one else to go to. AND, I have to admit, Marc has gotten much better about not hibernating downstairs doing his “own” thing. Whenever he is in California, I have to fend for myself on date night. This evening I decided to have a date with my little men. I took them tubing over at Timber Ridge after school. It was so fun. They really are the cutest little boys. It’s always nice to spend time with them without Aspen. It only makes me realize that I need to do it more often though…AND take it a step further and make “one on one” time for each of them. While I had the boys, Jaimee took Aspen to a princess party at the boys school. Leave it to me to be the only mom that didn’t send their little girl in their favorite princess outfit :(. However, I DID have her all decked out in Matilda Jane…AND I can be almost certain that she was still the cutest little girl there. I CAN’T look at her without thinking about how beautiful and perfect she is.

After the boys and I were finished, I dropped them off at home with Jaimee and Aspen. Although I had an amazing time with them, being a single mom all week had taken its toll on me and I needed a little break. I just ended up going to visit with Shannon while she bartended. I always feel weird sitting at the bar by myself…like some local loser.