In the interim we have literally created, brought into the world, and raised a daughter to the age of two!
(Readers of this blog know that we are also parents to two extremely active sons ages four and six.)
This means that we are very, very, very tired.
My husband and I are extremely excited about our travels and will be blogging about our adventures from the road.
Our children are also extremely excited and enthusiastic about our impending departure.
They will spend the weekend in the company of their favorite babysitter and their beloved grandparents.
In fact, they really can't wait for us to leave :-) Really.
To give the full sense of their absolute joy over our coming trip, today I will interview one of the key members of our family unit, our six year old son, to describe the mood of the children in our house on the day before the journey begins.
"So, tell me about what it will be like when Daddy and I are out of town?"
(He giggles.)
"It will be like, REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY FUN!"
"Why will it be so fun?"
"Because we will get to do WHATEVER WE WANT when grandma is here!"
"Oh really... hmmmmm... what does that mean?"
"We like to paint art, eat snacks like cheese and lots of yummy bars. We like to have spaghetti and meatballs for dinner."
(He begins to sing about spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, orchestrated to his own tune.)
"So you're excited about the food you'll eat while we're gone?"
"YES! And we will watch so much television!"
"Really?"
"No, not SO much television. Um yeah, some television, but not SO much."
(The backtracking has begun...)
"So what will you watch on TV?"
"Bob the Builder!" (He begins to sing the theme song for the claymation show.)
"What else will you do while we're gone?"
"We will play outside and do scavenger hunts! We will find treasure!"
"So are you going to miss your mom and dad?"
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Oh no? Why not?"
"Because it is so boring to be with your parents EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR. Parents need to go away. Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay!"
"Is it okay for your parents to miss YOU while we're gone?"
"No, it's not okay. We won't miss you and we want you to stay there for 60,000 months."
"Really? No parents?"
"I never miss you, even when you're here."
(Hmmmmmm....)
"Okay, well, I'm pretty sure that your Dad and I will miss you. But you don't have to miss us. So, what do you think it will be like with your little brother and sister while we're gone?"
"It will be SO much fun. We will build a fort under the TV and play with all of our toys and eat lots of macaroni and cheese and zucchini for dinner. Dessert! Dessert, we're going to have ice cream and chocolate chips. A million!"
"Well, I'm very happy for you that you are so excited about your weekend break from Mommy and Daddy. We love you guys so much, and we're glad that you feel safe, happy and excited about your weekend with your grandparents and your babysitter.
Do you have anything final you would like to say, for the record, about our upcoming trip?"
"I hope you will have an awesome kitchen at your hotel, and a good time. Yeeeeessssssssssssss!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!"
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So there you have it... while our children will apparently *not* miss us at all during our two day absence, they do wish us well in our endeavors and hope we will find a way to enjoy ourselves while they party hard at home with food, sweets, playtime, and a nice break from their folks.
I guess this is Risky Business, rated G.
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