Stijn!!

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Jferr006

Jim, you are gloating, darling. I'd love to head to socal for some housework and mild dry temperatures.

My mother in law decided to steal our kids until thursday so we had the night off. We went to dinner, a movie(which we have not done in years). This is the End was hilarious and I've still got 2 more kid free nights!

I know, I'm bad.

It's a lot of fun to be kid-free for a few days. Just like when you were dating, right? It's also like that when you become empty-nesters.

[tweezers74]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

I know, I'm bad.

It's a lot of fun to be kid-free for a few days. Just like when you were dating, right? It's also like that when you become empty-nesters.

Empty nester... Sounds good but at the same time bittersweet. My boys are growing so fast I hug and kiss them every chance I get... Even though I can tell the time is coming soon where they are going to push me away and say, "mom! Dooooooooon't!" I have a while to go with my little one but all the same. Sigh.

[Jim Richards]

It doesn't have to be bittersweet, tweeze. We talk to our son every week. We see him whenever we go to SoCal, and will eventually live about a 25 minute drive away from him when we finally retire out there. The relationship with him is different now than when he was living at home. Less parental, more like very close adult friends.

We talk about all the various things he has to deal with in life. We give him advice when he wants it, and try not to tell him how to do things/live his life. Parenting becomes much more subtle.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by tweezers74

Empty nester... Sounds good but at the same time bittersweet. My boys are growing so fast I hug and kiss them every chance I get... Even though I can tell the time is coming soon where they are going to push me away and say, "mom! Dooooooooon't!" I have a while to go with my little one but all the same. Sigh.

They may not like a lot of hugs at school or in front of their friends but at home alone don't let them have a choice. Hug em!

[porsche4life]

Wow I love the Michigan weather I brought back with me.

You stole our weather! In Reno we are working on 5 days in a row of record breaking heat.

[porsche4life]

Here's todd dicing it up in the Spec Miata...

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Tan Line Tuesday

What about Blurred Lines?


Slightly NSFW...

[Jferr006]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

I know, I'm bad.

It's a lot of fun to be kid-free for a few days. Just like when you were dating, right? It's also like that when you become empty-nesters.

It actually sucks. When they are here and driving me nuts I want time away but, when they are gone, I miss them like crazy. It's a very long time since they've been gone this long and it was a surprise so I wasn't prepared.

It's going to kill me to leave them for 5 days when I go to Vegas in December.

[tweezers74]

Originally Posted by Jferr006

It actually sucks. When they are here and driving me nuts I want time away but, when they are gone, I miss them like crazy. It's a very long time since they've been gone this long and it was a surprise so I wasn't prepared.

It's going to kill me to leave them for 5 days when I go to Vegas in December.

I was like you when I started to travel for work... but in reality it was to balance not being home when I didn't have the boys and they were with their father. It is hard to stare at their toys and they aren't here. But, I have to admit I do think it has been good for them. I was in their face 24/7 before and I think it pushed them to have a little independence from me. Parenting is one of those weird things... there is a lot of ways to do it and most are neither wrong or right. You have to know your kid and you have to know yourself. I have to say since my ex has stopped drinking (not a drink since end of February. Yay!), we have worked very well with the boys to the point I think we have reached a point where I can say I feel really good as a parent.

And Glen, I do hug them. All the time! And the boys still cuddle with me. In fact, I always ask them to cuddle with me during the evenings and they snuggle up to me watching the iPad or reading. It's nice. I am going to milk it as long as they let me!

[Porsche-poor]

I have two you can have.

[Porsche-poor]

just kidding...........well maybe one.

[tweezers74]

And by the way, I don't want to work. My brain isn't into it. I just got done with a conference call and am supposed to be headed to the hospital. Still sitting here in my pajamas posting on this thread, sipping coffee. Yeah, not so much into work today...

[Porsche-poor]

I am at work but jsut not into it today either.

[tweezers74]

Tuesday commuter?

[Jferr006]

Originally Posted by tweezers74

And Glen, I do hug them. All the time! And the boys still cuddle with me. In fact, I always ask them to cuddle with me during the evenings and they snuggle up to me watching the iPad or reading. It's nice. I am going to milk it as long as they let me!

i thought once Joe started school he'd be done wanting to hang with mom but he(and evan too) is still all about snuggling with me. I'll take it as long as I can. it is nice to be able to not be bound to the house with babies anymore. I'm enjoying being able to leave um with hubs and go do my own thing some times.

I'm trying to figure out what to do tonight since I'll have 3 hour between when I leave work and when hubs gets home. I'm tempted to clean but i think that is a waste of this hard to come by alone time.

[Porsche-poor]

Originally Posted by tweezers74

Tuesday commuter?

With socks he is over dressed.

[tweezers74]

Originally Posted by Porsche-poor

With socks he is over dressed.

I agree. If you are gonna do it, do it 100%!

[Porsche-poor]

Originally Posted by tweezers74

I agree. If you are gonna do it, do it 100%!

As Rick would say "I'm going to leave that one alone" I like living.

[HHI944]

Well, another year down

[RKDinOKC]

Originally Posted by tweezers74

I am going to milk it as long as they let me!

There is a point where you really should stop breast feeding.