Remember that little ditty? Well guess what? I really am going on a trip! Tomorrow! All by myself! It’s going to be a bit of a goat rope – all the traveling, but I’ll get there. I’m going to Idaho to be with my sisters and do some sisterly-stuff like giggling, eating great food, hiking, drinking lots of coffee, eating, exercising, maybe even sleeping in! It’s gonna be great. Getting there is half the battle as they say. Just trying to get out-of-town is never easy but when you’re the mom, it seems that much harder. Then to top it off, my daughter injured her knee today at her soccer game at school! Thankfully I was there for the game – off we went to the ER after much juggling to make sure all children were taken care of. Four hours later, we’re home and I’m not any closer to being ready for my trip tomorrow! Aaaghhh! My girl is going to be okay thankfully. She’s got an awful bone bruise on the inside of her knee. It’s swollen and tender and she’ll need to follow up with the Sports Medicine Clinic next week – bad news is, she’s out of the game for a few weeks. Such a bummer for her, she LOVES soccer! And this was only their SECOND game! Poop! Thankfully she didn’t break anything. Another one of her teammates showed up as we were leaving with an elbow injury from the game! Then the Boys coach showed up with her son who fell off the monkey bars and broke his arm while she was coaching the boys. We had our own wing in the ER tonight! Rough crowd!
Hard as a Mama leaving the kids tomorrow, especially now that one of them has an injury but they’ll all be okay, they can get through this. I guess I should be saying, I’ll be okay, I can get through this. It’s hard being the primary caregiver and then trying to get away. I know things won’t be done the way I necessarily do them but they’ll get done (or they won’t…) and everyone will survive while I’m gone. It’s good for them to know they can do it and it’s good for me to know I can too!
Once I’m on that plane it will all be a moot point anyway – I’ll be gone and they’ll be here – everyone’s going to have to just pull their socks up and get their head in the game! Let’s go family! We can do this!
I think I can. I think I can. I think I can!
Enjoy the cool fall weather that’s here, the leaves are really starting change now here in Maine! I’m shivering as I’m typing this – brrrr, it’s a chilly night. Good sleeping weather!
I hope you have a great week too, doing whatever it is you do that you do so well!
Any thinking of good thoughts as I travel from Maine to Idaho and back are certainly appreciated.
Miss me!
Jayne
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