10 Minutes of Freedom

I know I should probably feel guilty for saying this but..."WAHOO!!" My kids are gone. Dad took them up to Grandma tonight because there are State Playoff Games tomorrow that he wants to go to and I'm working a day shift here. His only option was Grandma (thank you, Grandma!) and thankfully, he decided to leave tonight instead of early tomorrow morning. Again..."WAHOO!!"
I've been working on this stupid blog all day so I decided to take this opportunity to add to my postings! Lucky for all of you.
I always feel guilty when I know I'm going to be leaving my kids for a couple of days. But when the kids are leaving me, the guilt seems to go with it. Explain that! I'm not sure why, but I don't want to dig too deep because I want to be able to enjoy it. They will only be gone until tomorrow, therefore tonight will be my only opportunity at freedom.
What have I got planned? Couple of chick-flicks and a tub of ice cream? Gourmet dinner for one? Sappy love story novel while I'm curled up next to the fire?
No, NO and HECK NO! You would think that with this freedom I would do something I enjoy. But, alas...there is laundry to finish, floors to sweep, a dishwasher to unload, a shower to take (yep, probably ought to get at least one of those in today!). And sadly, doing any of these things "kidless" is almost as great a luxury as anything else would be. Even eating my "gourmet" dinner of Easy Mac with hotdogs is bliss when I can do it ALONE!
And as nice as it is to be able to post on this blog alone, I really ought to get busy! Duty calls!

The Blog Craze

So I've gotten like 30 different invites this last month from friends who have started their own blogs about their families, etc., and I remembered I'd started one myself earlier this year. Granted, it's not full of updates about my fam so much as just ramblings of an adult-conversation-starved mom. So, to make a short story long, I've decided to update my blog and invite all my cronies to view it. I will occasionally update on the family, of course, but it will mostly be whatever tickles my fanny at the time.
As many of you know, I'm working on my first book (Scary!) and I don't always get the time to sit down and write like I'd like, therefore, I will post things here from time to time to keep my little fingers nimble and my mind quick. (Watching Dora the Explorer all day tends to dull my senses a bit!)
Feel free to post comments, stories, etc. I'd like this to sort of turn into a community thing where everyone in my world can meld together in one place that is incredibly convenient for me!!
I will also post fun little surveys/questions, funny videos, whatever, so I hope to make it fun for all.
If you want any links posted to your own blogs, let me know and I'll be happy to oblige. The more the merrier.
Lastly, thanks for visiting. I know we're all extremely busy and stopping off at one more website is probably the last thing you had time for today. But thanks...
Happy November!