mommytothreeboys
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- Mar 2, 2007
I forgot that I was going to do this installment! I got all excited about my MK list and it slipped my mind!
Well...as you know, Jeff and I are taking this trip, "just the two of us." Although my kids are older, they're not old enough to go it alone for a week. We do have family in town, but with school and bus schedules and for the sake of routine, it's just easier to have someone come here to stay with them. That's where my mom comes in!
My mom is amazing!
We are very close and she has taught me everything I know about almost everything! The only bad thing about our relationship is that we live so far from each other. Ok...relative to some others who have family halfway across the country, it's not THAT far. But it is far enough that she is not able to participate in our every day lives. She would love to be here to see the boys' baseball games and swim meets and music performances, but it's a 3 hour drive so that's not practical. She gets here as often as possible, but it's not nearly enough. It used to be that she would take my boys for a week in the summer, either together or one at a time, but with their busy schedules lately that hasn't been happening.
For all of those reasons, she was more than happy to agree to come stay with them while Jeff and I take a vacation! She will drive here on Sunday May 2nd and be here with the boys for the week. She is very involved at her church (my dad is the pastor so she has a lot of responsibility) and will need to be back there for the weekend, especially because it will be Mother's Day. Like, I said, at that point with the bus etc. no longer being an issue, the boys can go stay with Jeff's sister for the weekend.
Here's a picture of my mom!
And this is one of my mom, me and my grandma (my dad's mom)
It's so great that she can come because the boys will be able to maintain their school day routines and we won't have to kennel the dog. Plus...she'll get to spend some quality time with the boys. She'll also have her days fairly free so she'll be able to go to our local Goodwill (which she loves) and have time to get some peace and quiet!
In my next installment...where are my vouchers?? and shuttle or rental car??
Well...as you know, Jeff and I are taking this trip, "just the two of us." Although my kids are older, they're not old enough to go it alone for a week. We do have family in town, but with school and bus schedules and for the sake of routine, it's just easier to have someone come here to stay with them. That's where my mom comes in!
My mom is amazing!
We are very close and she has taught me everything I know about almost everything! The only bad thing about our relationship is that we live so far from each other. Ok...relative to some others who have family halfway across the country, it's not THAT far. But it is far enough that she is not able to participate in our every day lives. She would love to be here to see the boys' baseball games and swim meets and music performances, but it's a 3 hour drive so that's not practical. She gets here as often as possible, but it's not nearly enough. It used to be that she would take my boys for a week in the summer, either together or one at a time, but with their busy schedules lately that hasn't been happening. For all of those reasons, she was more than happy to agree to come stay with them while Jeff and I take a vacation! She will drive here on Sunday May 2nd and be here with the boys for the week. She is very involved at her church (my dad is the pastor so she has a lot of responsibility) and will need to be back there for the weekend, especially because it will be Mother's Day. Like, I said, at that point with the bus etc. no longer being an issue, the boys can go stay with Jeff's sister for the weekend.
Here's a picture of my mom!
And this is one of my mom, me and my grandma (my dad's mom)
It's so great that she can come because the boys will be able to maintain their school day routines and we won't have to kennel the dog. Plus...she'll get to spend some quality time with the boys. She'll also have her days fairly free so she'll be able to go to our local Goodwill (which she loves) and have time to get some peace and quiet!
In my next installment...where are my vouchers?? and shuttle or rental car??
I'm glad she'll be able to come stay with the boys. 
Please don't leave me hanging too long.
I cant wait to hear more as you get closer to sailing away!
My boys really do keep us busy...it will be nice to get away from being the mom taxi, the mom ATM, and the mom homework police for a bit! 
On Tuesday March 16th I got an email from the Hands-On-Network that thanked me for my service and stated that the vouchers would be sent as soon as my service was verified by the Project coordinator. They also said that process could take up to two weeks. OH MAN....torture! I wait again! 
Sadly, we won't be using it, but still........
They seem to arrive 3-4 days after you are verified like clockwork! But I can understand your anxiety since the program was closed. 
BUT, being the horrible patient that I am, I am figuring once the stitches come out next week I can at least start walking in a brisk fashion! We shall see!
I can't wait to see your "during" pictures (that's what I call them too)!! 
So, I ordered a couple more pair in the next size down.
