Bad Mommy!

Well, I feel like a horrible mommy today. No, it wasn't the fact that MAC was nasty because I asked her to brush her teeth. Nor, was it the fact that she refused to talk on the phone with me this afternoon. It is because I am feeling "FREE, FREE, FREE"! Her grandparents drove up from Virginia yesterday and the three of them left this morning to go back.

This leaves me and Hubby by ourselves for three wonderful quiet days. I was able to go meet a friend from church this evening, after having a nice dinner with Hubby that we like and MAC doesn't . We...gasp...even got to watch a little TV that wasn't iCarly or The Suite Life on Deck. I have started cleaning the house and I know that it will be in pretty much the same shape when I get home tomorrow that I leave it in (no candy wrappers on the floor). I can dance around the living room in my night clothes if I want without a, "You're SOOOOO embarrassing MOM!"

Of course I feel like this today. I might even feel like this for about half a day tomorrow, but starting around 1ish tomorrow I know that I'll begin to miss her. I live for the times when I can get a half smile from her. Even knowing that she's not really listening it is nice to hear her voice on the phone when I call to remind her of something during the day. By the time I see her on Saturday afternoon I'll want to hug her, and this morning will repeat itself.

Yes, I was a bad Mommy today. I woke her up before I left for work because I wanted a hug. (Yes I got one because she was sleepy.) She decided that she wanted to go watch some TV and I asked her to go brush her teeth so she could pack her toothbrush. (She still left it on the bathroom sink.) I thought she might like her allowance before she left and I asked her to do her chores of feeding and watering the cat. (Lots of grumbling but yes it got done.) I went and spent almost 2 hours at the school today talking to the nurse and the guidance counselor. Yep...definitely Bad Mommy!