I took today off. Well, as much as any mom actually can when she’s at home. With her children. And one of them relies on her for all of his sustenence. Okay, it wasn’t totally without responsibilities, but I was at HOME. That is key. I wasn’t running here or there. After 5 days of getting Ethan to and from VBS, I was so exhausted. I just wanted to lay down and cry yesterday afternoon.
Nathan got up with the kids and did the dishes this morning. Then he took Ethan with him to Crown. The two of them “worked”. I don’t know what they did, but it seemed like they had a good time. Audrey and Isaac and I were home. It was pretty quiet.
Except for the part where she pooped in her pants. Yeah, that wasn’t so quiet. I seem to remember a little bit of crying and yelling. By both of us.
Nathan came home and announced that he was going to take Ethan and Audrey to a local regional park. He wanted me to have a chance to rest. My husband loves me so much! I really did get a break because Isaac napped from 2:00-6:00. The house was so quiet. Quite lovely, actually.
And I think it’s because of his awesomeness that he got to meet someone at the park who writes a little blog that I read. My dear husband called me from the park, after being gone for about an hour, and said, “Was the name of the long-haired boy on that blog that you read K*****?” (she doesn’t post her children’s names very prominently on her blog, so I wont either) Before they left, Nathan introduced himself and had a little conversation with her. I’m a little jealous, but mostly tickled that he ran into her and that he recognized her children because he pays attention when I say, “Hey honey, you should read this.”
I’m even more relieved that Audrey controlled her bladder long enough while at the playground so that I don’t have to explain to Audrey, “No honey, we’re supposed to be praying for Stellan, not peeing on him.”
