Alone Time!

February has been a whirlwind month of fun. We spent our week at Disney, had a week-long visit from my parents, and suddenly it is March. I have barely kept up with the demands of laundry and taxi driving. Then I get slammed with a cold that slowed me down so much that I focused on completing only the most necessary of tasks for a few days.

Needless to say, my writing has been the biggest casualty of February. I mentioned this to Derick and he planned an overnight camping trip with the girls so that I could stay home and get caught up.

I had a blast. I ate enough carry-out sushi to serve as my lunch, supper and bedtime snack! I actually ate sushi in my bed--very tricky. I finished an article that had been lingering on my desk for weeks...maybe months. I enjoyed a clean house that stayed clean for almost 24 hours straight. I stayed up 'til midnight reading New Moon, slept all night long, and woke up when I was ready to wake up.

My thought was, if I could have a week like this, I could make some serious strides. But when I finished my first cup of morning coffee in my blissfully silent house, I realized that I was missing something. My family! There was no one arguing over toys or asking me to make muffins. My co-conspiritor was gone, so there was no-one to talk to about plans for the day. I had learned new information that needed to be shared--things had developed.

I was surprised when the doorbell rang at 10:15 this morning. Outside the door stood the girls, arguing over who got to ring the doorbell. Caroline was crying because they were acting ugly in the jeep and Derick got angry with them. Derick came in shortly after and I followed him around, filling him in on stuff.

Normalcy.

I needed and enjoyed my time alone, but I need my family around me to feel normal!