In 24 hours I will be on a plane bound for Chicago and from there on to South Bend, Indiana for a week-long conference at Notre Dame.

Will I miss my kids and my husband? Um, yeah, sure I will.

Will I be working every day? Undoubtedly.

But I am so looking forward to this break. I have felt suffocated by my responsibilities for such a long time now. The thought of 6 glorious days of only taking care of myself is pure bliss.

Of course, it doesn’t come without endless chores yesterday and today to try and get the family ready. Between laundry, cleaning and meal planning I’m wiped out.

But all of this work is not without reward:

• * King sized bed - to myself.
• * Full control of the remote.
• * Peace.
• * Quiet.
• * Complete thoughts.
• * Uninterrupted sleep.

I can’t wait.

I added a couple of things on my sidebar I just wanted to point out if anyone is interested. You can now sign up for email notification when there’s a new post. So if you don’t use blogrolling or a feed service this would be another way to know when there’s an update.

The other addition is from www.menus4moms.com. They post and email weekly menus that are kid friendly and include shopping lists. I have them posted in my sidebar but wanted to direct anyone interested to them also. Here’s an example:

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The doctor’s sent the grandbaby home. Told my sd to watch out for jaundice as that could very well develop after the bumps go away. She is happy to be home with him and has already let her 15 year old sister “baby-sit”, i.e. watch him while she takes a nap. She’s got it made living with her mom, brother, sister and mom’s boyfriend. Built in babysitters galore. Wish I had some

She did call me last night and tell me that she is getting her own apartment as of the 1st. It is in the same building as her mom so she’s not going far. Like I told Jeff though - she just barely tied the proverbial apron strings with her mom after wanting them for her entire life. So I understand if she wants to stay close for a while. And it gives everyone their own space without being too far.

I realize that there will be a couple of challenges for Granny Jules that I didn’t anticipate. I must learn to hold my tongue and not tell sd what to do with regards to her son. I’m not talking about holding my tongue over life threatening situations, just the little stuff.
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