Surviving

This week is vacation week.  More for the rest of the family rather than me.  But I'm surviving, barely. 

I love my children dearly and wouldn't want to be with out them.  However, that doesn't mean that I don't like a little free time.  Why is it that free time never seems to be enough or goes way too fast?  It does with me when I have projects to do.  When I don't, I do miss them.  It's a catch-22.

I also know that they will grow up way too fast.  So even though I'm trying to do a bunch of things -- finish writing my book, finish my oracle cards, work on my website to try and bring in some extra money, sometimes I put it to the side so I can play cards with my eldest, color with my youngest and blow bubbles with my boy. 

This week of "vacation" has been hard on me.  Some days have been better than others.  I have a herniated and bulging disc in my lower back and it runs down my leg.  So between that and lack of sleep, I have been not been in vacation mood.  But luckily last night I got decent sleep.  Interrupted only once.  I could have still slept but I had to get up and get the kids and me moving.

I will however, be glad to get home, if for nothing else, having my bed again.  I bought it last year when back was starting with the back issues.  But there's also pizza and green olives.  That's one thing that I'm really missing here is salt.  But soon to be rectified. 

Will not miss all the other stuff that comes with coming home -- unpacking, laundry, taking care of the mold issue.  But we'll take care of it as we need to -- its' what I we do in our life.  I'm very grateful for our lovely neighbors who help out.  Don't know where we'd be without them sometimes.