This morning I drove my youngest to his first day at a new school. Then I took a 45 minutes brisk walk around the school's pretty residential neighborhood. 45 minutes later i got back to my car and there were quite a few mothers still at the gate wringing their hands or walking in small circles looking lost.
But not I ! And I would be lying to you if I said I was thinking about my child even once during my walk. After three months of summer vacation I feel I earned a little freedom don't you think? The air was cool, the streets empty and I was feeling ridiculously happy about the changing leaves, the pretty houses and all the gorgeous, luxurious, uninterrupted writing ahead!
In a few hours my husband will be flying home from New York and I can finally take a breath because hats off to you single parents, this is a hard, hard job to be everything to everyone at all time.
I am back at the keyboard baby. I am BACK! Yippeee!
glad to have you back!!!!!!!! i know when the ids where here the whole summer i only got a half hour one time and an hour another time to myself the whole summer!!!
i miss you dear corine!
Posted by: nadia | September 13, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Congratulations for admitting that you don't think of the kids every single minute. It drives me nuts when people try to compete over "how much they love their children." Ick. Glad to have you back, & yes about the single parents.
xo
Posted by: Susan | September 13, 2010 at 04:42 PM