Where Am I?

Just finished rocking Owen after he woke up, and I noticed that I am just not fully present these days. There I was, snuggling with my son who was a blob of sweet goo in my arms, and while I was singing him a lullaby, I was thinking about all that I needed to do after that. Instead of enjoying this little bit of time with Owen, who quite surely will want nothing more to do with me before I know it, I was once again multi-tasking. Enough already!! When will my need to accomplish so much, check off my list, etc. just go on vacation??

Speaking of vacations, I am going out to Denver to visit my deary wonderful friend Erica in less than two weeks. I cannot wait. I am going alone and bringing some good books, a little money for a massage and some not-so-practical shoes. We'll have an overdue blast and I will have time to fall in love with her new baby Matthew (who I actually already love immensely). I guess maybe he needs some time to do the same! Paul will be with the kiddies for the three-day weekend, and I am sure he is up to the task. But he'll be exhausted!

The girls have been such sweeties lately... "You're my favorite mommy and I love you," is their newest mantra. Who doesn't enjoy that? They had a peach of a day yesterday. The kids went to Auntie and Uncle Scottie's for an afternoon of Valentine making and playing. I stayed home with a nasty stomach bug (yuck!) and Paul worked in the basement. As Scott likes to say, "We love those kids about 1 mm less than you guys." And I always reply, "You actually love them more than us... you get to send them home!" Ha. We're lucky to have them so close by. 

Can't upload a photo again, so will try tomorrow.