Mommy's Time out

Tonight, Joel is staying the night at some fancy resort 45 minutes east of the plant.  I don't mind too much.  It's been quite a while since Joel has had to work crazy hours.  I will admit it is getting hard now.  Joel isn't off the phone until after 10pm most night.  He rarely sees the kids awake during the week.  It takes a toll on him too.  At least most night, Milly is still up and he can get a cuddle in before she heads off to bed.  But this is what we are here to do.

Unfortunately, this falls during Mid term break.  I know its just three days, but keeping 4 entertained all day has me beat!  And it doesn't help that Milly is weeks into her 4 month sleep regression.  I have been sleep walking my way thru life.  The main reason behind no blog posts!  Normally, I just cuddle Milly and get naps in when I can.  But I've had to entertain all the them!  They want Valentine crafts and snacks and treats.  Plus their time with mommy.  Packing Jocy for her ski trip is a battle.  She is an overpacker like her mommy.

Tonight, I needed a break!  All the kids were in bed by 9pm.  I turned on some BBC reality TV and poured myself a Maker's and Coke.  Yep, I got out the big stuff.  Its been a while since there was a bottle of Maker's in my house.  Oh, how I have missed you.

I'm going to watch the rest of my show and crawl in bed and HOPE I get a good night sleep.  I don't sleep well alone but I think I'm exhausted enough that tonight it won't matter.  And PLEASE let tonight be the night that my sweet Milly exits her sleep regression!!!