My brain is like the old Model T Ford . . . . it chugs and sputters along and then every so often it just gives up the ghost. The other day there was a flash of light from my eyes, a puff of smoke from my ears and that was that ! Brain Over load ! You can always tell when that happens because I don't have the energy or brain power to write. And so I vegetate ! I would prefer sleeping for about a week but that isn't happening. Even though I have not gotten up before 10 for the past 2 weeks. I am not sleeping well and it isn't until Ger gets up in the morning that I finally fall into a sound sleep. But since he is waking at 9 that is really only an hour of good sleep each day. I think what I could really use is some good old fashioned GIRL TIME ! I am missing our annual "GIRLS WEEKEND" with my 2 bestest of best friends. Time to kick back and just veg and laugh with some eating and drinking sprinkled in. It has been ages! Jeanne was in Florida for a month, which was way too short a time and we did not really get time together. Husbands were here too and it was better than nothing but she left way too soon. Sharon is in Florida now but once again husbands are here along with Aunt Ann Marie so Sharon and I have not yet had an opportunity to just get together and laugh. I NEED SOME SILLY TIME. The ball is in Kathy N's court for when she and Jim visit next week. I am so looking forward to seeing her as she is a really super great lady who's company I really enjoy. All those years ago before children G and I used to vacation with Kathy and Jim on Cape Cod for the week before 4th of July, (when the rates were low). We had a lot of laughs those days and then we had kids . . . Say no more. Not to say we don't love our kids but those days BK (before kids) were fun. Of course we were a LOT younger and full of adventure then but the laughter is still there.
Aunt AM and I were just talking about some of the young women in our lives who are in such need of "ME" time. I often hear the girls saying, "I just need some time to myself", or "We haven't had a vacation in years"! I remember saying the exact same thing when I had kids. Alone time would be 15 minutes locked in the bathroom and vacation was an afternoon spent in one of the neighbor women's back yard with some of the other neighbors, a gallon of wine, some snacks and all the kids running around together like maniacs and us not giving a damn. Ger still reminds me of the day he came home for dinner only to find an empty house. He called my neighbor asking if I was there and telling me to come home and get dinner started because he had to go back out. My friends also remember that day! I do remember walking home with the kids with quite the buzz on cursing Husband up one side and down the other. The kids were just as pissed to be taken away from their friends at such an early hour of 4:30!
But now when the girls need a weekend away either alone, with a friend or some times even with their husbands I can't complain because that means Grandma gets asked to babysit and that is a GOOD thing. None of my friends or I had grandmas around to help out when we really needed a break. Good thing we are living longer these days.
But what happens when Grandma needs some ME time ?
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