I miss them already!

I dropped the twins at camp for the first time yesterday -- 13 days! They didn't look back... they will have a blast. But how will we be? I long for peace and quiet, yet I miss the chaos.

For the first time in almost 6 years, I am home without children. My mom took the little boys while the twins are at Kamp Kanakuk for the first time. I will depart in 8 days to pick up the littles in Oklahoma, then on to Branson for the camp closing ceremonies. I have dreamed, begged, pleaded, offered bribes for this break for the past 4 years, and my hubby hasn't come through, but finally, my mom had pitty on me (or possibly thought I was near a break down), and offered to take the little boys while the twins are at camp.

For moms, we want a break, but as soon as they are gone, we miss them so much. Breaks are funny like that. We want what we don't have. I just wish I could fly in to give them a hug!

I know they are all safe though, so I will try to focus on the rare chance to knock out some productivity in this casa! I desperately need to purge the toys and clutter in the kid's domain -- okay, mine too. I have a list a mile long, but I will wear out before I make it to the midpoint.

I need to get organized for the start of school for kids and for teacher mommy. At the moment, I am not sure what classes I am slated to teach at the college this fall, so getting that schedule in my calendar might be a good start.

After all of the work, I hope to find a couple of days to relax before hitting the road again on the 9th. I will be rearing to go by then. I have never been away from any of them this long... let alone all of them at the same time. I miss my snuggles from Ben, kisses from Alexander, smiles from Maggie, and even the smarty pants Anthony. Life just seems incomplete without them, but I will try to keep my eye on the ball, because who knows when this will happen again.