A Girlie Weekend
The boys in our family headed off this weekend for a Father/Son camp leaving the house somewhat quiet and Testosterone Free.
In true “girlie” style, I cried when I said goodbye to hubby (I’m a big sook like that).
We made pizzas, opened the chocolate and settled down to watch some Zac Effron (as girls do).
By Saturday morning we were used to having the house to ourselves and cooked up a storm in the kitchen, covered the table in paints and kept the “girlie movies” cranking pretty much all day.
After another night of chips and chocolate and cuddles while watching TV, I started wondering how many hours of exercise it was going to take to burn off all the crap we were eating (nothing like teaching your only daughter that the way to celebrate your femininity is to eat chocolate!!!).
Sunday we decided it was time to start the “burn” and get cranking into Dance Party on the wii. That sure gets the heart pumping!
DD beat me quite convincingly. Gonna have to sneak in some practise while Singstar Princess is at school.
Plus, of course, a weekend with Singstar Princess (my nickname for my 10 year old DD who LOVES to sing for those not familiar) wouldn’t be complete without getting into some Singstar. And after watching Mamma Mia on DVD, it HAD to be ABBA.
She beat me at that too! 
By Sunday afternoon I was pretty exhausted. I love spending one-on-one time with my kids but it certainly wears me out.
Singstar Princess was happy to potter around playing on her own while I had a nap.
Late afternoon, the ute pulled up.
“Brace yourself, the Testosterone is back”, I said to DD.
The boys were full of stories about getting bogged in sand dunes, covered in smelly water from a creek, swinging on ropes and generally doing all those “testosterone filled” things.
It wasn’t easy to be apart for the weekend but I think it was a worthwhile investment in our children’s lives.
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We’re so different!
I was always happiest when hubby was away and I was alone with the kids.
That may have been because he was away so often that having him home was unusual and disrupted the routine of the house.
He was in the Army.
I think there is something in that River. By the time he got home I had adjusted to not having him around and it took me a while to allow him back into my “personal space”. I do think it’s one advantage to him being a farmer - he can be in and out a lot and you get used to just being together a lot of the time.
Sounds like you had an awesome girls weekend, even with the chocolate. Now you have an excuse to cut back and play some dance party while she is at school. Kick some dancin grooves and make her recognize that her mom is still with it!