It sure was nice having Colin home for the week. Although we didn't have major plans, it was nice to just hang out with the kids and feel like a family again. It's tough having one of them gone--you just miss them.The week flew by and we decided that we had better plan something to do or it was going to disappear, washed out by Wii battles and eating out. Amazing how time flies when you are doing either....or both.
Saturday gave us the opportunity to plan a family outing--something we all like to do. Of course, with family, somebody has usually got some issue and there are a few rough patches involved. Heck, as I stood battling Em in the middle of the museum, I actually reminisced about the "good old days" when my major gripe was diapers, temper tantrums, and strollers. Sigh. Nothing like family time.
I wonder if we are all the same--if we all head out with great intention of good times and everyone getting along. Then somebody gets their undies in a bunch and it all goes south--even if it is just for a short time. Call us normal, but if we don't have a battle somewhere in the day, we aren't us. Oh, they aren't always a major battle, but damn if creamy vs. crunchy peanut butter doesn't just set someone off to Buzzkill Land.
Kids. Gotta love 'em. And I do--but can we please have just one day where somebody isn't griping? Sheesh.
So, Col went home and I miss him already. And I'm keeping that day at the museum in my heart as a reminder of how nice it is to be the four of us again.
I just block out the miserable parts.
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Glad you had a great day. You will remember the togetherness of a family day but later, it is the rough patches that brings a family together in laughter.
Even with the little squabbles it sounds like you had a wonderful family day Lin!!
Happy Monday!
xo Catherine
Thirty years from now you can all reminisce about that day at the museum, setting off new arguments about what happened. Family togetherness is the gift that keeps on giving.
I will take the teen years over the diaper years any day. This weekend I helped a friend babysit a 16 month old. You forget how exhausting it is to keep a baby that age entertained, especially a cranky one with a bad cold.
Lola's Diner
It is always nice when the kids come home for a visit. I have 3 now that come back to hang out and visit over holidays etc. Yes, there are times when there are those little discrepancies between siblings and?or parents and children, but overall, it is wonderful to have the family come home and share good times together! We miss them when they go...although it is fairly quiet once again!
That's what all those family photos are for- to block out all of the crankiness and just capture one millisecond where everyone is smiling:)
Just think of it as skill development for the kids.....
Glad you had a nice visit with Colin.
My college boy is home for his Spring Break and we are enjoying being together again. No bickering yet, but the week is young.
Even Dr. DREW fights with his family! :)
I'm so glad for you!!! I feel the same when we're all together in France. ((lin))
I am glad you had a great visit with Colin. It's not too long until the end of the semester.
Highway--Yeah, you are right. I'm guessing we won't remember the battle after it is all said and done. Whew!
Catherine--We did. How come nobody noticed my beaver face in the photo???
Vanilla--Hahaha! Yep, you are right. We are all going to battle about the "battle". :) Did you notice the faces in the photo???
Lola--It was exhausting, wan't it?? But we also had nap time and early bed times. Whew!
Hot Rocks--It IS nice to have them home again. I can do without the tiffs, but it is nice to have the noise again. :)
Nancy--Yep. Did you notice my beaver teeth in the photo??
Pricilla--I guess it would be weird if we were all smiling and happy like a bunch of pods. :) Did you like my beaver teeth, Pricilla?? They did not have a goat cut-out to stick my face in.
Betty--Oh, there wasn't anything major, but we can't go a whole week without somebody getting mad. :)
peewee--Hahaha! So it IS normal!
Valerie-Marie--Hi, pally! There is just something about all being home. :) Even if we do step on each others toes a bit.
Merry--Yeah, I realized that his first year is almost over. :( It is hard to have them home sometimes--this summer ought to be interesting...for us both!
aw, what is it with kids? We miss 'em when they are not around, and then we can't wait for some peace and quiet again when they are around? But still, I for one am missing those diaper days, silly as it may be. Sigh.
sounds like you enjoyed your weekend. Since I'm divorced from my first husband, it's been quite some time since all 4 of us have been together :)
Those little skirmishes are all part of a family who is secure in their relationships with each other! I call it good!
Ann--It was nice in spite of a few minor bumps. Funny thing is that it involved the kid that was still at home with us!!
Violet--I guess you are right. But it sure is a bummer when it is happening. Uh--did anyone notice the face in the beaver??? Nobody mentioned a thing.
Glad you had a good time anyway despite any miserable parts! In a way it's really great that your kids feel they can voice their opinions and not bite their tongues to avoid confrontation. I did that, still do and it is so not healthy.
I can solve one of your problems. The PB is crunchy, always. So there. (I can't imagine that you guys are seriously combative)
Oh...ya'll sound so dang Normal.LOL!
Blocking out the miserable parts is why we all eventually end up being grandparents. I plan to be in the blocking out phase for a lot more years lol ;-)
Isn't that true? Something so little is enough to bring on the grouchies.
Summer will be here before you know it and Colin will be home once again.
Sounded like you all had fun just being together.
I love your family, Lin! I love the fact that you are all such an unpretentious lot. Adopt me, please, please, please! I'm looking forward to the day we'll all get to meet.
Have a nice day, pally!
Irene--Welcome, new pally!! I didn't see your comment in there. Oops. You know what? I initially thought "Hmmm, Irene is crazy", but then when I really think about it--I'd take them back too. :) I miss just holding the kids. They don't let me hold them anymore.
Beaded Tail--Oh, there is no holding back around here, pally! That said, it doesn't get really bad or anything--just little tiffs here and there. And yes, everyone has a say in things.
Sharky--I like it crunchy too, but some people around here don't agree. Sheesh. We don't have major blow-out fights or anything, but we do have little tiffs that get in the way of fun sometimes. Or a pouty kid. Hate that.
Jean--Sigh. Yeah, but can we just go out and NOT have someone with their undies in a bunch??? Criminy.
Especially NOW--they are darn near grown!
Jodi--I think you just become numb, Jodi. I mean, I sort of expect somebody will be crabbin'. Criminy.
Chocolate--It's rarely something serious that makes somebody mad, which drives me crazy. Okay, so you got a sandwich you didn't want--eat it and shut up. Ugh.
Veronica Lee--We are a wacky bunch, Veronica. I'm sure your gang and mine would hit it off GREAT!! When are you coming??? ;)
Love the family pic of you guys at Beaver Town or whatever it was called.
We have only, maybe one time ever had an outing that didn't include a meltdown or fight or physical violence (them,not us) and it was surreal.
Still waiting on you to come on down...
Casey--You are the ONLY person to comment on the photo!!! You win! I thought that photo was hilarious--nobody else caught it. :( THanks for humoring me. Don't you love family outings--someone is always mad or crying. Ugh.
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