School TIme

My son has been on a school break for 6 weeks. Not intentionally, of course. I meant to have him in school in California until the bitter end, but as fate and school calendars would have it, this was not the case. So after a 6 week break that included a move, a trip to lego land, a brief stay at my moms, and a whirlwind 3 weeks of exploring his new city...he finally went back today. I should have enrolled him earlier, for both our sakes. My almost 4 year old son, is a whirlwind of activity THAT NEVER STOPS TALKING. Don't get me wrong...I love my child immensely, but a person can only listen to so much chatter and invent so many fun activities before they go crazy. NOTHING else got done while he was home. 3 weeks after moving into the house, boxes were still unpacked, appointments needed to be made, large shopping trips needed to be taken. So of course yesterday, the day before school, my husband and I were extremely hung over and it was undoubtedly the LONGEST day of our lives. The exact reason why my husband and I NEVER go out...we just can't hang. When we were 25, long nights were followed by long days of lying in bed napping and watching t.v. Now at 36, long nights out are followed by 2 wake ups by the baby because he spit his paci out, 1 wake up by the 3 year old because he wanted to get into bed with us and 1 final wake up by the baby for a bottle. All this ended with a 5am wake up by the baby and a 6am wake up by the 3 year old. After 4 1/2 hours of broken sleep, we embarked on the day that never ended. It was also about 95 degrees with 100% humidity, so obviously super comfortable. After 14 excruciatingly long hours it was finally time for bed. We pumped our 3 year old full of excitement for the upcoming school day, packed up his school items and sent him off to bed. When the house was quiet and the kids were in bed, my husband and I high fived each other on making it through the day and fell into bed. Thank God for school...it keeps my son entertained and gives me a chance to breathe and actually get a few things done. I know I will look back one day on this time and wish I had more of it. All of us tell ourselves that...to appreciate the time when our kids are young because it goes so fast. I get that. I truly get that, but lets get real. Sometimes the kids make it hard to enjoy!