I have had a challenging week, no air in the house for 4 days, my daughter wanting to go, go, all the time.. I think she doesn’t realize that I actually do have to work sometimes.  Business has been slow for me this summer so I have been able to dedicate alot of my time to my daughter, spending time at the pool, going to the gym or going to the water park,etc.. But the last couple weeks I have had some appraisal business and so I have had to buckle down and work, work, work…

Well, for Taylor she just doesn’t get that she thinks mommy is supposed to be free to play and hang out all the time.  So, yesterday I took a break from working and we invited our neighbor and her kids to come over and spend the day at the pool and that was fun..But my phone kept ringing and ringing, everytime I got in the pool the phone would ring and it seems liked everyone needed me to help them out right then and there and then the A/C repair guys showed up and so everyone was enjoying the pool and eventually I got around to it.

Today it was back to work, working on appraisal reports  that were due out and once again my daughter was not getting it, she was like “mommy how long are you going to stay down in the office”, I told her probably all day and she just thought it was the end of the world.  I had to research and write reports, do laundry for her trip to grandmas, take a shower, trim the dogs and then drive out of town to meet my mom so she could pick up my daughter for the weekend.

I tell you, I love my mom I don’t know what I would do with out her. She has been getting my daughter for 1 weekend a month every since my daughter was like 6 months old.   So, I say god bless her without her I would never have a day to myself.  My husbands mom barely ever even speaks to us, she lives 20 min away and doesn’t bother to come see her granddaughter or call her but once or twice a year, and my mom live 2 hrs away and we both drive 1hr and meet in the middle every single month, its good for me, its good for Taylor and my mom loves having that weekend with her and Taylor gets to see the rest of the family every months as well. 

I always look forward to this one weekend each month, wether I have plans to go to the cabin on the lake or just sit at home all weekend and do nothing at all, I love being able to have 2 days to myself.  As most women know, even though its not true for all men but most expect the moms to handle all the child rearing and that means, they go on coming and going as they please, never skipping a beat where we have to plan to get them to stop and stay with the kids so we can run to the store or doing something without having to always bring the kids along..It must be nice to not have to be a parent all the time and just pick and choose when you get to do it, because we don’t get that luxury..I am mommy 100% of the time no matter what, I am here if the school calls, if she falls and scrapes her knee, wants a snack, needs her clothes washed, wants to go swimming, needs to take a bath, going to grandmas for the weekend, its me I am always mommy, no one will ever be  able to say I wasn’ t there for my daughter.. Isn’t it amazing how we sometime feel we have to ask our husbands permission to leave the house alone without having to take the kids or convincing our husbands to take the kids with them every so often..I mean my husband never has to ask me to keep Taylor while he goes fishing, golfing, etc..he never has to say to me “why don’t you let her ride with you to go to the store, or where ever I am going.    I know this ins’t true for all dads, because I know some pretty amazing daddy’s out there and so I love to see a man who gets that being a parent doesn’t just mean providing sperm, or bringing home a paycheck to pay bills, being a parent is an all the time, round the clock job, so god bless those men who do get what parenting is really all about.

So, now with all that said I hope to enjoy a peaceful, relaxing weekend and hopefully hang out at the pool with some Strawberry Margaritas and later sit by the firepit..Oh, I can feel the relaxation beginning already !!

Well, so far its been a pretty smooth summer break..Yes, I was a little worried over 9wks with my daughter over summer break, but so far we have kept busy going to the gym, then hanging out at our pool and hitting the water park once a week. 

Yesterday, we went to Stone Mountain park and did everything we possibly could do in a day, we hit the 4-D movie, road the train, took the trolley to the top of the mountain, Taylor rock climbed, we did the Sky Hike which was to scary for an old girl like myself, and we went to the Great Barn for a good shoot out..So, it was a fun filled exhausting day but so special to have that time with my daughter just hanging out laughing and spending that mommy, daughter time.

Last week my daughter was in Vacation Bible Camp and that did offer me some time for myself and Taylor has spent a weekend with her grandma and a night with her cousins and even did her first girlfreind sleep over. So, its been a good summer so far, we have had some moments of stress and needed breaks but overall its been good and I think we will spend time at the pool tomorrow after a long day today doing doctor’s appointments and renewing my drivers license as well as running other errands.

So, hopefully if there is anyone else out there who is either enjoying or stressing over the long summer break with the  kids, you can always leave me your comments on what’s happening with your family.

Today has been a hectic day with alot of running around.  My daughter to school by 8am, then home for a few minutes and then back to the school for the kids talent show by 9am, later back home to call a couple clients, start the laundry and then off to Wal Mart then Radio Shack, back to the house to put the clothes in the dryer and then off to pick Taylor up from school.  That wasn’t the end of my day after picking Taylor up I still needed to pack her a bag for a weekend with Grandma, and I needed to make sure I had the laptop I was giving my mom was all set up properly for her to use, and then off for the long drive out of town to meet up with my mom and then spending time with her showing her how to operate a laptop computer as my mom has never had her own computer and never even used a laptop and then I was back on the road back home and finally around 9pm, I get to stop and sit down for a few minutes before I begin working on my blog.   So, as you see I have had a long, busy day…

But now its my free weekend, no kids, no phones, no clients, nothing for at least 48hrs, its my anniversary weekend and we are going to breakfast and then off to the lake for some peace and relaxation.  I don’t get many days off to myself of with just time with my husband just the two of us.  So, when I get my 1 free weekend each month when my mom gets my daughter, I try to relax or do something for myself because there isn’t anyone taking care of me and many times that included me as well, I get so wrapped up in taking care of the kids, my husband, the house, the dogs, the fish, our business and now that summer is closing in the swimming pool as well. So there isn’t alot of time left for me and no one seems to think I also need to be cared for, but I guess that is how many women live.

I love my daughter but I also need a little, “me time”.  I think we could all use a little more time for ourselves.  Well, my day was so busy I didn’t get to the gym but I will be back on Monday.  Well, since its been such a long busy day I think  I will sign off for now and hopefully be back on the blog on Monday as I said this weekend is relax only weekend..Til next time..

I don’t know if it’s just me, but my daughter is driving me crazy lately.  It seems she talks non stop and I can’t get any peace and quiet.  I know I must sound awful but honestly I think I am going to pull my hair out. 

This summer will be the first summer that we can’t afford summer camp, and for 9 long weeks we will be together 24 hrs a day and I am wondering if I am going to being to listen to her talk, sing and ask questions every minute of the day.

I am not sure if there is an age when kids go from quiet to non stop talking, and then hopefully back to a little bit quieter?   I am trying to think of all the fun things we can go and do together, so that we aren’t locked in the house all summer, because then I would go crazy.

Don’t get me wrong I love my daughter, she is beautiful and full of energy and she is also a motor mouth.  Am I the only mom out there willing to admit that my childs not stop talking, noise making and questioning me on every thing is a little overwhelming at times? 

Taylor is bright, energetic, smart and out going..She amazes me how she can pick up a new friend any where we go. When we go on vacation and go to the pool, she will walk up to another little girl and say, “hey want to be my friend” and like that she has another new friend.  Sometimes I think its great she isn’t really shy, so she doesn’t struggle to make friends, or struggle to have fun, no matter where we go.

I think I was also the motor mouth in our house, when I was young so maybe she is getting me back for me driving my mom crazy when I was a little girl.  It seems she is alot like me when it comes to being talkative, and also being a tomboy but I don’t think I made friends as easily.

Am I a bad mom for thinking, I wish I could just get a little peace and quiet?  I don’t think so, I think all moms want to pull thier hair out some point, our kids are wonderful but we still need time for ourselves and we shouldn’t have to feel bad for needing space.

I mean I hear my husband say he is going fishing or to play or golf so he can get a little time for himself all the time, I mean ALL the time.  But how often does our husbands think, my wife could use a little time for herself and that they would take the kids for the day, well in my house not very often.

I think every once in a while my husband thinks of having a little daddy / daughter time but more often its me at home while he goes off enjoying himself, while I stay home with the girls. 

So, if anyone else out there faces the same challenges of little motor mouths that make you want to go hide, hit me back and please be easy on me. I am not a bad mom just telling the truth and so hopefully other moms will feel they can share their mommy stories with me, we can talk about anything and every thing.  Kids, family, work, life in general and we can support each other and its okay to tell the things you always wanted to say but felt your freinds and family might judge you on, I won’t judge you for being honest and telling what’s going on in your family! 

So, please join in a let me know, what going on in your life..happy chatting!