Independent Woman
My husband is leaving for France on a business trip. He is going to be gone for two weeks. Not only do I expect a fancy French outfit, I expect I will be mopey and sad. I really don't want to be in THAT place. So, I am debating a great road trip. America is in love with a great trip. Isn't that where one finds their soul and purpose in life? However, I will be doing this alone with four kids ranging in age from 9 to 6-months. I'm not sure the nursing baby is going to make it. I thought we would visit where I grew up and go see some friends. It is a slow meandering course which almost goes two weeks. My thoughts so far:
Pros:
I can't wait for life to happen. It is now and can't wait for everything to be just right. If I keep waiting for all the kids to be a perfect age or for my husband to travel less, I might still be typing away thinking thoughts.
I want to focus on my kids and spend significant time with them. I'm too good at being a lazy mom.
It would be fun to make a memory with some painful and silly times.
My kids have never done a road trip of any serious length.
I'm curious if I could do it--if I can be independent.
I'll miss my husband less if I travel.
Cons:
Nursing baby, nursing baby, nursing baby. We will be stuck to his schedule which could really limit any fun we could have. It would almost make it all a moot point. (Not a moo point even if I do drive to Nebraska.)
The fast food gets me sick in about two days.
The fighting, the smells, the long hours.
Being all alone with the kids may be difficult to manage.
Gas is not cheap.
I'm still not really sleeping through the night all the time. It makes for a sleepy driver. How safe is that?
Pros:
I can't wait for life to happen. It is now and can't wait for everything to be just right. If I keep waiting for all the kids to be a perfect age or for my husband to travel less, I might still be typing away thinking thoughts.
I want to focus on my kids and spend significant time with them. I'm too good at being a lazy mom.
It would be fun to make a memory with some painful and silly times.
My kids have never done a road trip of any serious length.
I'm curious if I could do it--if I can be independent.
I'll miss my husband less if I travel.
Cons:
Nursing baby, nursing baby, nursing baby. We will be stuck to his schedule which could really limit any fun we could have. It would almost make it all a moot point. (Not a moo point even if I do drive to Nebraska.)
The fast food gets me sick in about two days.
The fighting, the smells, the long hours.
Being all alone with the kids may be difficult to manage.
Gas is not cheap.
I'm still not really sleeping through the night all the time. It makes for a sleepy driver. How safe is that?
Comments
We'd love to see you if you did come through the midwest, though. But heavens! You'd die!!! Maybe you could make it to Evanston independently. Or maybe just wait a year or even two. Your world will be so different in just a few years (unless you decide to go for #5 after all). And then you can take the whole brood almost anywhere!
Your kids can play with mine.
We can catch up.
Shorter drive (only 1 day).
Isn't your brother here, too?
We can go to the beach.
I'll show you those donuts fashioned after body parts at VooDoo.
The list goes on.