I just dropped my daughter off at preschool for her first day of school this year.
Excitedly I jumped into the car, turned off Mary Poppins, and switched the radio on.
I started dancing in my car immediately when this song came on.
While I may not have a girl friend who recently cheated on me and I don’t have a Zach Galifianakis tattoo, I think you can still understand that I was excited. And so were a lot of other mommies based on their smiles and the extra skip in their step.
Five whole hours to myself today. That hasn’t happened since mid May.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love my kids but the freedom is fabulous. Just imagine taking a shower without someone talking to you constantly, going to the bathroom without an audience, or running an errand without having to stop at the toy section.
Of the 168 hours in a week, I’m with my daughter for 158. So I was ready for a little break.
I danced all the way to the library return box, the post office, and then home.
Don’t tell me I don’t know how to party. NO LATE FEES BRO! That is awesome.
How will I spend my five hours?
Maybe a little Bravo TV, read another chapter in my book, cruise the internet…whatever it is I will be singing this song.
Update: Fifteen minutes after I got home the pest control guy called and said he was coming in two hours. So what did I do? I cleaned for two hours. But I made sure to clean with a little skip in my step too.
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haha, that’s so adorable! Enjoy the time to yourself! It’s like a mini vacation as a reward for being a great mommy all the other 20 hours of the day!!
I LOVE this song. Watch out, it will get stuck in your head. I knew I had been listening to it too much when N. said, “Mom, I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but this isn’t my favorite song.”
I can name off a bazillion things I would do if I had 5 hours all to myself, but I probably wouldn’t be able to any of them because I’m sure that my body would just go into shock from piece and quite. I can picture myself laying on the floor, body paralyzed with confusion with an occasional eye twitch. Enjoy some quite bathroom time for me and don’t forget to sit down and enjoy a meal without having to get up to clean some spilled milk.
Another thought: When I was on vacation this summer, I had a conversation with another mom about the antics that our kids pull, and she said, “But we miss them so much when we are away from them.” I had a moment of mommy guilt, because like your post, I feel euphoric when I am away from my kids. Then I realized that I am never away for more than a few hours, which isn’t really long enough to start missing them. Maybe if I took week-long fantasy vacations to the Caribbean and left the kids at home, I would relate better to that comment.
There’s nothing better than cleaning the house without the kids around undoing what’s been done!
I bet Caroline was just as happy to have a break from you 🙂 Is she liking school this year again?
I just did a little dance to this song – it definitely helps add a little pep in your step!
what’s sad is when you get upset that your child is sick the first day back from a break! You have been with them and your husband for 2 weeks and it’s time to get them back to work and school and she turns up sick! I was upset!… and then I felt bad, since it wasn’t her fault she was sick…. or was it?
Too funny. I’d be doin’ the happy dance too! And isn’t it just like the universe to stick ya with cleaning on a free day. Ah well, at least it was uninterrupted. 🙂
I have not experienced the school years, yet, but I can definitely wait for them to begin! I wish my kiddos would stay little forever…even though I know a part of me will be excited once they do go off to school!
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The boys thoroughly enjoyed watching this multiple times last night, and I’m sure we’ll be watching it again today!
That free time is so nice, isn’t it? My youngest is only in school for 6 hours a week… but I enjoy that kid-free time.
My kids love to roll their eyes at me dancing in the car. I think they are embarassed of me! Ha! I went shopping for a couple hours this week ALONE and it was heavenly! After having 3 kids I’m learning that alone time is a necessity to keeping me sane!