in recent weeks January 5, 2008
I haven’t blogged as much lately about my three eldest kids. That’s because due to our relatively new schedule where they spend one full week with their dad followed by one full week with me, combined with the way our holiday schedule fell this year, they’ve actually been staying with their father more than with me in recent weeks. Next year, I’ll have more holiday time with them.
I know they have a great time with their dad and he loves having them, but I sure do miss them. I am still adjusting to having them gone fully half the time, and with the addition of extra time away this month, it’s been hard. Jon misses them, too and while I know that C is still too young to actually miss anyone, she surely does seem to light up when one of her older siblings comes into her line of vision.
Happily, they will be home with me for several days this week before heading back over to their other home. We will celebrate E’s 10th birthday with a smaller family bash (he had a slumber party at his Dad’s) and I’ll bask in just having them here. The house seems so much more alive when everyone is at home. When they aren’t here, I miss hearing them playing loud music or shooting nerf darts in their bedrooms. I even miss hearing H wander around the house plucking incessantly at his unplugged electric bass.
Having grown up in a boisterous and big family, I function better when the activity level is a bit higher. Yes, I need breaks, but I like a house filled with people and music and activity.
I think I’ll have a hard time when they all grow up and move out for good.
My kids aren’t ever gone, so I can’t relate exactly, but I do love the buzz of a household full of people living their lives.
Of course, I bet I’m going to love it a little bit more over the slightly-older years than the mostly-little-kid years. We’ll see.