I need a vacation!

[MMof5]

I think homesteading and parenting 5 kids is getting to me just a wee little bit. I'm up with the sun and work in my garden (which grows lovely weeds), milk the goat and get her out to pasture, cook the meals, clean the house, etc. When I wake, KIDS. When I sleep, KIDS. All day long, KIDS. After a long day I put the kids to bed, but they don't fall asleep right away. Instead they get up and go to the bathroom a gazillion times---or get another drink. I love my kids to pieces and they know it, but I'm a bit kidded out. I haven't slept well in days and today my head feels like it's going to explode (maybe I'm coming down with something).

I don't need a long vacation---just a couple days away. I wonder if I can work that out...

What about you? Could you use a vacation?

[MealsOnFeet]

Definitely sounds like you could use a break! I hope you're able to take a few days to yourself or at least get a good night's sleep tonight!

I'm thinking a few solid nights of sleep would do me good. I'm adjusting to having a newborn again (though he'll be 4 weeks in 2 days.) My almost 2 yr old has decided temper tantrums are the way to go. I start doing daycare in less than a week (though thankfully, I just have before/after school kids.) My house can NOT stay clean. AHH Sleep would do wonders for my mood and would hopefully get rid of this stubborn cold.

[oomaumau04]

I know what you mean - Somedays I just get exhausted and want every kid within a mile to just go to sleep for awhile - all by themselves!! Lol. On these days I (not very nicely, usually) let dh know that he needs to take dd for awhile (a long while, preferably) and I need to have nothing to do with either of them. I prefer if he takes her somewhere so that I can be all alone in a peaceful spot and not around any one at all. This doesn't happen very often and I wish it were easier to work out. I could use a REGULAR, BUILT IN break - not the one that comes after I've already broken down.

[Pamire]

Yep! I could use one too. With dh working full time AND finishing school full time and with me telecommuting to my part time job with two of our four children at home, I almost feel like a single mother. AND it's really given me a healthy respect for those who are! I'm exhausted and cannot wait for the last of dh's schooling to finish. Now if only he could find a job in his field of work...

[MMof5]

Well, a vacation won't be happening (not that I could afford one anyway)---instead our van will be in the shop for a week and we'll do more work around the house. Good times!

[Becca75]

I'm so sorry about your van! We went a long time when the kids were little where we only had one car (for dh to go to work) and I didn't get to leave the house unless I planned way ahead and borrowed my mom's car. It sucked!

I'm so glad school is almost over. Tonight is my last Girl Scout meeting (I'm leader for dd's troop) for the year and I'm so glad to not have to think about it for a couple of months! Ds1 has a ton of work to finish up for school in the next couple of days and we're having to push him all the way. He went to virtual school this year and hasn't done a lot of work at all. We're hoping he manages to actually pass his freshman year so that he doesn't have to repeat the entire year. We also have to meet with the guidance counselor from the regular school to figure out what we're doing next year. Ahhh, but once school is over two of my three kids are going on vacation with the ILs and dd is following that with a trip with my sister and her step daughter. I can't wait!