Much Needed Getaway

Our bags are packed. Caleb’s stuff is already loaded and in the car, meanwhile Caleb is peacefully napping and Dean is off at a job interview. I am taking a brief break from cleaning, laundry and packing to sit here and enjoy the quietness of the house. I have a drs appt this afternoon and have to stop by the lab to get a drug test for the new job then we’re off to Ohio. We hope. We’ve got a car to take care of first, it’s sitting on the lot at the shop but we cant afford to have it fixed now so we need to figure out how to get it back here so it doesnt sit there while we are gone. I am excited to be getting away for a bit, especially since I’ll be coming back to a new puppy and a new job.

Dean doesnt want to leave until we take care of getting that car back here from the shop but theres not much we can do right now about it and I am sick of dealing w/ cars that dont work. Like I said, I am ready and packed, I’m ready to blow this joint and leave all the stress and problems here, at least for a week or so, and get some quality family time and maybe even get a date with my husband to go see a show at our old theater group. All this junk will be here waiting for us when we get back so I dont see the urgency, I mean the cars been sitting in our driveway not working for a month or so so why mess with it now when we could be well on our way to our first family vacation back to Ohio. It’s been 10 months since we’ve been there! It’ll be great to go back and get some closure on things so I can come back and start life as a working mom.

When we left Ohio I had the chance to come here and become a stay at home mom, I know if we had stayed in Ohio I would still be working and would have went back to work when Caleb was 8 weeks old. But I’ve had all of these months to cherish with my son and I want my last 2 weeks as a stay at home mom to be memorable. It’s nice to be able to spend the days with Caleb and Dean. Who would have thought getting laid off would have such great benefits?!