Holidays!!!

Yay!!! As of 12:30 pm Friday the 13th of July, I am on HOLIDAYS.

After a week of looking after 2 grandchildren, Areal age 8 3/4 & Aaron age 5, I need a break! Krystal & Troy had to make a trip back to Winnipeg to finish emptying out the house and entrusted their 2 children to my care. Let me tell you, it's been a long time since my kids were this young. Carrie, my baby, is 29. Yes, I've looked after my many grandchildren before, but never for this long. Thank God for Wayne. Grumpa, I mean Grandpa has been great for pitching in. Auntie Carrie had the privelage of day care provider for 3 days, Kayla stayed over on Saturday so she could watch them Sunday morning. Josh stayed over Tuesday night so he could watch them on Wednesday & give Auntie Carrie a break. Uncle Shawn & Auntie Tracy, the newlyweds, kept them overnight on Thursday which was much appreciated.

My days are long. Work starts at 8:00 am and I have a half hour drive to get there. My alarm goes of at 6:00 am, but I snooze until 6:30 and can delay until 7:00 if I really want to. This week I was up and moving shortly after 6:00. Kids up by 6:30 with facecloths & clothes waiting for them. Run downstairs while they wash & dress to make breakfast. Run back upstairs while they eat to get myself ready. Out the door by 7:10 to drop them off at Carrie's. Work until 5:00 and then drive home in rush hour traffic to pick up kids and be home just before 6:00 pm. No time to nap - have to make supper. Collapse for a half hour if I'm lucky & then get kids to bed. Don't forget stories they each have to have one. Fall into bed myself by 11:00, get some sleep and start all over again in a few hours. Boy am out of shape! I fell asleep in my reading chair twice and fell asleep reading in bed twice.

That's okay. Krystal & Troy will be home Saturday evening and Wayne & I leave for Buckhorn Sunday afternoon. Five days of bliss. A cabin with no phone or computer. Books to read, a lake to swim in, sunrays to soak up, my friends Debi & Stuart to visit with and if we're lucky we'll get a boat ride or two. I'll cook a big breakfast one morning for all of us and whip up something wonderful for dinner one night, but other than that I'm taking it easy. Do a little sight seeing. Maybe some shopping. But definately enjoying the time away.

Holidays are wonderful because we wait so long to get them. Remember me while I'm enjoying mine and think about yours to come.

Anne