Oh to be a Dad!

I wonder what it's like to be a dad?  I'm sure most fathers don't actually wonder what it's like to be a mom.  I wonder why this is?

Is it because they get to escape the house 5 days a week to go to work and get a break from the kids?  I'm sure it's not easy to work all day and then come home and deal with the craziness.  Oh wait, us moms do that once we have gone back to work and it is hard, but at least we had a break.  At least that's how I look at it.

Maybe it's because they realize how many loads of laundry are done, how many times we do dishes in a day (not including all the dishes that make it into the dishwasher), all the tantrums and crying fits we deal with, the fact that we don't get uninterrupted bathroom breaks, and after all this and much much more, we still manage to go grocery shopping with the kids and make dinner at the end of the day.  This doesn't even begin to include all the poopy diapers we change in a day.

I wouldn't wonder what it was like to be the extra parent if I wasn't sleep deprived either.  The old school concept that the man is the head of the house hold could not be more untrue.  He just used to bring home the bacon, now the women can do that as well, still run a house and manage all the kids.  Maybe we were the crazy ones for thinking we could have it all and not break down at times.

I know the main reason Dads don't wonder what it's like to be a Mom.....they get to go to work all day and not deal with that stuff, meanwhile, the child is crying for daddy to get home and is always happy to see them.

If I felt the love like that all the time, I don't think I would ever wonder what it's like to be Dad!

Sleepover!!

I am happy to report that the twins had their first sleepover last night!!!!  I never thought that would ever happen, let alone this early.

We had asked my brother to take Jayna over night because we were hosting my father in law's 60th birthday party at our place.  My brother proceeded to tell me that they would take all three children.  I told him that I wouldn't hold him to it, but that would be great.  He kept telling me that they were willing to take all three.  I gave him many chances to back out of his promise to take all three and I even texted him before I walked out of the house to drop them off and said it was his last chance to change his mind.

Just after I sent that message, he texted me to say that they were going to take all three children, plus their two children for breakfast the next day!!!  I actually sat in my van and laughed out loud.  I knew they could handle it, plus they were meeting two people so there would almost be a one to one ratio anyway.  Even better was the fact that they kept the kids till 3 o'clock on Sunday.

Derrick and I almost didn't know what to do with ourselves.....just kidding.  We were able to sleep till 9 and not have to get out of bed instantly.  We then went for breakfast where I ate and Derrick sat across the table from me looking like he was going to vomit (the shots last night came back to haunt him this morning).  When we got home, we cleaned up a bit and then had a nap which was not determined in length by how long our children were quiet for.

It was a great evening and a great day.  Yes, I loved having a break from my children, but I was also looking forward to seeing them at the end of it all.  It's really nice to miss your kids and have a chance to feel a bit rejuvenated.  I feel like a new person, like I can survive the craziness once again.

Thank you to my brother and his girlfriend for taking our kids and allowing us to have a bit of a break.  I'm sure it wasn't easy, but you have no idea how much it meant to us and how helpful it was.  I'm so lucky to have such a great brother!