So much time but yet so little

Yesterday my parents took my kids to Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells. In addition, the kids slept over at the grandparent's house. So many opportunities opened up with the kids gone all day long (and all night). I could go shopping. I could clean the house from top to bottom. I could spend the day with my husband. The options were endless. What did I do?

I read. I relaxed. I scrapped. Then I did all that all over again. See, the husband thing when out the window because he wanted to spend the day at Road America with some friends - fine with me because I didn't want to be there. I used to work in a food stand at RA when I first began teaching. It was my summer job. It also sucked - as do most food service jobs. I REALLY didn't want to clean...I mean, who really wants to do that? Shopping? It will only let me realize that I am spending money I shouldn't be spending. Seeing my fat a** in a mirror is not my idea of fun. However, reading and scrapping - I do enjoy and I was able to do that without interruption. My husband and I did spend the evening together. That was great. We even treated ourselves to a late night at the movie theatre. Both of us were able to sleep in as well.

On the note of scrapping, I just received notification of a scrap weekend that will occur in October. I do this twice a year - get out of the house, get away for a 3 day/2 night weekend and scrap like crazy. It is almost spiritual. I seem to have these ephiphanic moments about my family and friends. When I get back home I am so in-love with them.

That is how I am feeling today. The kids were gone, getting spoiled by their grandparents and I was missing them. My husband was at the track, hanging out with the guys and I was missing him. I was at home, scrapping, looking at pictures of my beautiful kids and handsome husband and missing them. I also can't help loving the creative ways I display our pictures.

Now, what am I going to do for the next two weeks? Both of the children are going to be at day-camp for the next two weeks (from 8 am to 4 pm) and my husband drives full days for the next two weeks as well. Except for two days in which I am to be at school for some organization of the chemical supply room, I have a completely open schedule. I may get some more scrapping completed, spend time with my girlfriends or maybe begin preparing for the the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. I have to have some sort of plan or I will go nuts!