Vacation!

Today is the last day of my vacation from my job as mom. I feel recharged and full of new energy. My husband is the best! I asked him a few weeks ago if he would consider taking the four kids up to his brother's house in Idaho so that I could have a break. I can't believe that it actually happened! I was waiting for the car to break down or kids to be too sick to go but the trip actually happened! They left Friday night and I didn't tell Kalli about me not going until she was in the car. I didn't want to hear all week, "Why do I have to be with all these boys!" She was sad but I think her weekend with all her girl cousins kept her too busy to miss me much. Ammon and I had a great time. Because I was able to put Ammon on the floor without any worries of him getting stepped on, he got a lot of practice crawling this weekend and he is doing great! I got a lot of projects done while the kids were gone and it felt so good. I also got to play my piano without having to deal with kids playing it with me! Mostly I just enjoyed the quiet and being selfish. I have come to the conclusion that parenting is not for those people that are selfish. You put a lot of sacrifice and unselfishness in the things you do as a parent. I am ready to serve my family again after having a lot of ME time. My sister-in-law offered to take the kids one more day so I have one more day of vacation. It is Tuesday today, Scott is home and it is just us and the baby. I have a lot of things on my to do list to finish up before the kids come home. We will have a good spring break together this week because I feel so refreshed.