I'll be in Heaven
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
My mom, step-dad, and grandma are getting here this Sunday and are staying for 2 weeks. Woohoo! My mom and step-dad have been planning on coming down for Scout's birthday for quite a while now. Then, my grandma started hinting around that she would like to be here for Scout's birthday too, so my mom asked her to come along. I'm really glad she did. My grandma had a big hand in my upbringing and I want her to get to see my daughter as much as possible.
We don't have a lot of extra space, so I had to rearrange the house a little to accomodate all the extra bodies. Our front living area (the room that used to be our dining room and that we now use for my computer desk and Scout's toys) is now a guest bedroom for my grandma. I moved the toys to Scout's bedroom, and now she just drags them out as she plays with them. My mom and step-dad will sleep in our room and DH and I will crash in the family room on the couch and recliner. Sometimes we spend the night in there if we fall asleep watching t.v. anyway, so it won't be that big of an adjustment for us at all. My mom is worried that we won't be comfortable in the family room, but I keep telling her that DH can pretty much sleep anywhere and I actually think the recliner is very comfy and sleep in it all the time.
The thought occurred to me last night that this will be like a little vacation for me. With my family here, I will get to take a shower whenever I want. Heck, I'll even be able to take a crap all by myself while they visit with Scout and keep her occupied. If I need to make a quick run to the store or something, I know my mom and grandma will jump at the chance to watch her for me. I won't want them to leave!!
DH will be working the whole time they're in town, but at least he has a normal 8-5 job now, so he will be here in the evenings. For a while, he was working some insanely long hours and I never knew if he was going to be home at 6:00 in the evening or at midnight. I guess that's why having 3 extra people here to help keep an eye on Scout is going to feel like such a luxury to me.
Labels: family
posted by Unkempt Mommy @ 12:17 PM,
1 Comments:
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At Sat Apr 12, 08:21:00 PM CDT,
dafeist said...
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Wow, you lucky gal! Bathroom breaks all alone? Aaaah, I can only dream!!
Have fun with your mom, enjoy!!
