In just a few hours hour house will be inundated with grandparents. My girls are going to be in heaven. And of course, this will only be compounded by having both of their aunts in the house as of tomorrow morning. Spoiled doesn’t even begin to describe it.
And do you know where I’ll be for the next few days? Anywhere but my house.
Before you think it’s because I don’t like my family or want to be around them, let me assure you that’s not it at all. I love the idea that we are all going to be under the same roof for several days and I’m glad to be hosting this Thanksgiving (please note that these opinions are subject change after we’ve all spent 5 days under the same roof together). But…you knew there had to be a “but”, right?
I’m a busy mom. If I’m not at work, I’m at home taking care of my kids. If I’m not at work or at home, I’m in the car on the way to one or the other. My life is consumed by trying to get meals on the table, cleaning up after the kids, getting kids into and out of their carseats, managing time so we can get out of the house on time, etc, which leaves very little time to do much else anything else. And let me assure you, I’d rather just skip the trip to Target than bring both my kids there to tantrum and throw themselves on the germy floor over that toy that they just have to have, but would forget about 10 seconds after we got it if I’d actually purchase it for them. I have those kids.
So I take advantage of the family that comes to visit…and promptly disappear. Okay, when I say “take advantage of”, that sounds bad, but it’s not intended to be. They want to spend every moment with the girls while they’re here and I’m happy to hand over the responsibility. Plus, the kids would rather have grandma make them dinner, read them a story, and tuck them in. I’ve recently learned that grandmas are the equivalent of the Easter Bunny, Christmas morning, and their birthday, all rolled into one human being.
And while the girls are soaking up the grandma time, I’ll stealthily leave the house to do all those things you can’t do with 2 small kids virtually attached to you – nail appointments, craft stores, and shopping for clothes for myself (I can’t even tell you the last time I went shopping for clothes over the size of 3T). I might even be able to sneak in a nap. It will be a glorious 3-4 days. I’m considering forwarding my mail.
Enjoy! You deserve it. My mom will be here later today, and I assure you that I will steal some precious “me” time while Nona and Braden are spending time together. My husband and I might even get a date night out of the deal 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!