Yesterday I asked jesse what he thought of taking separate vacations... See you can have mid-night meet ups or what ever but, you still get much needed alone time.
hmm the advantages, a free baby sitter with out feeling rushed to get home because for some reason God has blessed you with two girls the youngest daughter is also the whinniest three year old you have ever met (my opinion)and an older daughter who I feel really enjoys making the three year old cry, her way of punishing her parents I think. Did you know that a three year olds face turns more red then a tomato, or that when you ask a nine year old why did you do that they shrug and say I don't know with this look on their face like their eyeballs are getting ready to jump from their heads because they must be in some kind of trouble.
Your parents couldn't wait until you grew up, got out of the house, got a good job, married and then the questions began... are you having kids... why the kids? Because they want a baby around every once and a while... little did we know as our parents would ask us "When are you having kid? How many are you having? and Why don't you want more, you make cute babies"? that kids are bratty little things that only look cute so that you keep them around, that one child is easier then two and so on, they are germ carriers, they never eat yet you need to make them "favorite noodles" just so three bites later they are done with dinner. You have to remind the 9 yr old to change her dirty socks, they test you(shouldn't testing be given by us not them)and they drive you so insane that you are the ones going into time out as the spanking days are over for parents yet weren't we all spanked (not beaten just a hand on the butt)
Kids are sweet little things they make you laugh, smile, and love! and they love you back and they barley know you.
with all that said my advise!...
Life is so stressful and not taking a time out just for yourselves just isn't a good thing, but I think that it needs to be alone time not just a night away from kids to hang out with friends, I really think "parents"(I don't about the ones with out kids but I'm sure it is about the same)need just mommy and daddy time together and then just mommy and daddy time alone. I really don't think that I would ever do the separate vacation but I do think that real soon maybe after things settle down in my nutty world, I will make mandatory take me away from those kids night!!!
"Favorite Noodles"
1/2 box of penne pasta
1 jar of alfredo sauce
Kassie
