I can do it....

[lenshanem]

That is, leave my girls tomorrow?!?

I don't know if I can!

OK, the guilt is really hitting me now. Course, my six year old is very excited and even has a calender on her wall marking out the days before I leave so she can go to her grandparents. (That makes me sad, too!) She is practically kicking me out the door!

BUT, my three year old told me yesterday when I was hugging her on the couch out of the blue... please don't leave me. It was in such a sad little whisper. OUCH!
Then today I went with her preschool class to a fair and we took along another little girl. They were in the backseat and I heard her tell her friend that she was going to a sleepover at Nana's. She is so aware I'm leaving her.

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How is that for a tug at my heart! I've never left her before. Will I be able to be away for three nights?!?

Send some pixie dust my way, please.

Oh, and send me some packing vibes cause I've yet to pack for them or us!

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Just fast forward about 10 years....
It will be you counting the days until your kids are getting out of the house!

Have a great trip. F&W and MNSSHP are really, really fun!

MG

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

Originally posted by lenshanem
leave my girls tomorrow?!?I don't know if I can!

Shan: Tomorrow I am taking my oldest DD (17 years old) on a college visit. I'm hoping they will agree to letting me leave her there.

You will have a great time as will the kids and the grandparents.

HBC

 

[lillasmom]

Pixie Dust to you to help on your trip. Just think of how excited they will be to see you come home, and with presents!

Have a great time!

 

[Beca]

Originally posted by lenshanem
That is, leave my girls tomorrow?!?

I don't know if I can!



BUT, my three year old told me yesterday when I was hugging her on the couch out of the blue... please don't leave me. It was in such a sad little whisper. OUCH!

Okay...you know she will be fine, and you will be fine (and, have a great trip!!) But, Shan...I have to admit...I have a 3 yr old dd...and, if she said that to me....I'd be cancelling my trip!!

But....that is just ME!! I have never even left her to go out to dinner!! She does go to a sitter's once a week (one evening when I work)...but, I just can't seem to leave her with a sitter for "pleasure". I just keep thinking it would not be "fun" for any of us!!

She will get over you leaving VERY quickly...and, you will have a great trip...but, I just KNOW I would crumble if dd said that to me!!!



Beca

 

[CarolMN]

The girls will be in a safe place with people who really love them. They'll be fine.

Your DH deserves some of your undivided attention and this trip is a great way to make that happen. The very best gift you can give your children is a strong happy marriage. Can't have one of those without some work!

Of course you will both miss the girls and they will miss you, but in the end, eveyone involved gains - you, your DH, the girls and their grandparents. It's good for kids to spend time with loving grandparents. My DD has benefited immensely from spending time with hers. Yours will, too.

Go and have fun! You'll be back soon!

Best wishes -

 

[Granny]

Shan...you'll be fine. Just don't burn up all your cell phone minutes while you're in Orlando!!


And at this point, with two teenage girls, I find it easier to leave them behind than the dog.

 

[lenshanem]

Beca, I am crumbling and STILL haven't started packing!

CarolMN, your post made me smile. I have a hubby?!? Geez, I haven't been alone with him for longer than a few hours since my youngest was born! What am I gonna do with the guy?

I also can't remember going to WDW without taking someone to the potty every thirty minutes either.

OK, really someone please come over and pack for me?

 

[Beca]

Here's pixie "packing dust"!! She'll be fine...REALLY!!! I know this is harder on you than it is on her....REALLY!!! (But, I am SOOO feeling your pain...I'm getting big tears in my eyes even thinking about it!!)


She will have a wonderful time at Nana's...and, you will have a wonderful time at WDW....now, START PACKING!!!!



Beca

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Originally posted by lenshanem
I have a hubby?!? Geez, I haven't been alone with him for longer than a few hours since my youngest was born! What am I gonna do with the guy?

Shan, may I suggest some other web sites that may give you some insight to this question???

MG

 

[ErinC]

Originally posted by Granny
Shan...you'll be fine.


And at this point, with two teenage girls, I find it easier to leave them behind than the dog.

Granny!!!! That is so mean!!

Shan, you will be fine, and so will your DD's. DH has a conference every 6 months for work. I have gone to the last 2 with him. We leave DD8, and DDjust turned 5 with the grandparents. DH and my parents both live here in our town, so they trade them back and forth for the days that we are gone. We take DD 18months with us, so although not completely alone, it's a breeze to just have one kid, after dealing with 3 most of the time. Anyway, I think that you need to put her comments in the back of your mind, and remind her how much fun she will have at your mothers, and all the fun things they will get to do.Really talk it up so she will be excited. Don't show her that you are having second thoughts. Talk to her about how long you will be gone, and how you'll call her , and remind her again about all the fun at Grandmas house!! You said you have never left her, if not now, when? The older she gets it will just be harder. CarolMN is so right , that you and your DH need some time together, it will be good for all involved. Take a deep breath, and pack up that dorky Alice costume(yes I read your other post), and get on the road before you change your mind. Have a great time!

 

[NMW]

My DH and I haven't traveled anywhere alone since 1997. A four day trip to the University of Notre Dame to see a football game and hang out at the campus (don't ask, it's DH's obsession , not mine ). Anyway, we only had one DS, age 13 mos. at the time. My mother came to our house and stayed with him. I felt terrible about leaving him and I think it put a damper on my trip (or maybe that was just the football game in the pouring rain ). I think I would have had a better time if I hadn't felt so terrible about leaving him. I wish that I had relaxed a little more. After all, he was safe and with someone who loves him.
If we ever get the chance to travel again, I am going to do it and enjoy every moment of it! Now that we have 3 kids it's a lot harder to get anyone in my family to take them, even their Grandmother! They go EVERYWHERE with us. Oh well, they are only little once.

Pixie dust for your packing!

 

[wilderness01]

CarolMN you said it so nicely and I completely agree!

It is healthy for everyone involved to get away once in awhile, whether it be for dinner, a show or to WDW (my personal favorite)! Have a wonderful time. Now start packing!!!!

 

[idofabric]

My DH and I are still waiting on a Honeymoon... 2 kids in college and an 8th grader...
But we will get 2.75 days alone from 10/10 to 10/13.... off site at WDW. We have a lartge whirly tub in our room and I know what I'M gonna do....





Take a bath without someone talking to me from the door way.

Got ya!

 

[mbb]

...if you can't pack for you - pack for the rest of us that are wishing you Pixie dust

Dorky Alice Costume for EricC...
Floor decorations - ahem for MG...
Football Jersey for NMW LOL!
Mouse ears for wilderness01
Kleenex for Beca
Cell phone for Granny
Money for presents for lillasmom
More money for HBC - hey, she's gotta pay for college!
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and for me....well, could you pick up some info on SSR for us???(see my threadLOL!!!) oh, and have a Mickey Bar on Main Street for me...

Have fun...your girls deserve a mommy that knows how to nurture herself a little too

 

[Beca]

mbb....TOOO funny!!!



Beca

 

[CarolMN]

Originally posted by idofabric
...(snip)......
Take a bath without someone talking to me from the door way.

Got ya!

My baby is 23. Thanks for the memory and the laugh!!!

 

[Laurabearz]

(((((hugs)))))

Promise yourself one thing....

Once your there, have a great time. Make the most of it. Dont fret too much. Enjoy it.

 

[tinkgrl]

Shan,

Pixie dust coming your way!! Have a great time!!

Allison

 

[RuthnPaul]

Originally posted by Granny And at this point, with two teenage girls, I find it easier to leave them behind than the dog.

Shan, Granny has summed it up SO well! We have a 16 year old and it's hard to believe they can grow up into someone you feel you don't even know!! They'll still love ya when ya get back home!!