Blissful silence!
I'm sitting in my favorite spot with nothing but the sounds of clicking keys.
Yes this is the sound I rarely get during day time hours..as I only hear these sounds after bedtime..and even then dh is in the living with the (bad) news on.
Not today though the younger two are up the hill at Grandma's and have been there since yesterday evening and the oldest is at my grandmother's, probley at this very moment fishing in the creek down the hill from her house.
So I'm foot loose and fancy "kid" free for a few hours today..with nothing, not one thing stopping me from napping; reading; cleaning; or just blogging but really all I want to do is bask in the silence.
So then tell me why do I feel so awkward...now?
Maybe I should turn up the radio; watch a movie..catch up on my abc. com shows...because seriously when did the silence start making my stomach feel like it has butterflies?
Oh yeah!
When the first; second and then third child came along and the rule of "it's to quite what are they/he/she into" became a gauge...because you know if they are too quiet something must be wrong..yep the noise is a meter gauge helping you to know when to be concerned and when to just run for the hiding place, yep then you know everything is just fine.
Ok so maybe I won't be doing any of the above..I think I should see if they are all right and if I'm needed because you know....
it just to quite'round here!
10 comments:
I know that feeling. It is a rare occasion that I am alone - but when I am I dont know what to do with myself. Enjoy it!!!
They're fine!! If you were needed gma and mom would call you! Do something for YOU!!!!
(psst: pot; kettle; black)
I am the same way here! Wonder why we are like this? We know they are safe with the Grandparents, but we still have that feeling.
I even get like that when she naps and I still check on her a bunch while she's asleep! She'll be 2 in March! I guess it's just another part of motherhood. :)
You are such a good mom!
The other night, Logan and Syd went hunting, and Little Logan spent the night with a friend and Jessie wasn't home yet, and I didn't know what to do with myself. :) I did get the bed all to myself though. :)
Hope you enjoy you oh so quiet time....sounds wonderful to me!!!!
Heather S.
This is definitely a mommy thing, isn't it!
I can't imagine! I have never been alone in my own home. Like you said, I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I hope you had fun. Lisa~
Not me...I crave the quiet!
WOW! I had about 3 hrs to myself the other night and I just sat here in my chair and did NOTHING. It was glorious.
Mine is 20 years old and away at school. But I still get that feeling. Mostly I worry if the dog is eating the den.
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