a new blog

I tried a bunch of different free web blogs like wordpress, hub, typepad but I just couldnt figure them out as well as blogger. This blog is going to be more about me...maybe parenting stuff, political stuff, my obsession now on natural foods...blah blah blah. Sometime I just feel like writing what's on my mind that day and it just doesnt feel right putting it on the family blog. Maybe someone will comment or not...It's all good!

time away

The other day I was ready Brooke Burke's blog The Greatest Gift For Our Children on Modernmom.com and it was about how her and her man slipped away for a couple days to Mexico. She sounded like it was really hard for her to get away, she said she got teary eyed about the thought of leaving her kids. I even commented on the website on how I am so the opposite of that. I love my girls dearly. I have a 5 year old Kindergartner and 3 year old twins who go to Preschool 3 days away. My husband and I try and get away at least every 3 months for some time alone to keep our marriage up and get us in check. I am usually counting the days until the big weekend. When we are in the car driving away we are doing the happy dance...no kids for 2 nights and it's all about us! we don't have to feed them, dress them, bathe them, play with them or get up with them, it's pure adult time! I find that these times are great for me and my husband to have a chance to talk about something other then the kids. We can go out to eat with out rushing through a meal or hoping they have a kids menu and crayons. We get to sleep in and watch what we want to watch on the TV. For 48 hours it's about us and not them. Maybe Brooke has a hard time with it because she works and is away from the kids because of that. I don't know I just know that it wakes me up and it helps me be a better parent.