Where have I been?

It's been a very busy couple of weeks and I honestly just haven't had the time or energy (no I'm not pregnant) to blog.

Ron is in Ohio until the end of February so that means I'm a single Mom. Holy crap in your shorts - do I ever have a new found respect for single Mom's. I think with working full time that definitely adds to the mix as well. I'm up at 6, at work for 7, running my tail off there until 3 (ok, perhaps I'm not running my tail off EVERYDAY ha ha), get home around 3:15 (if I leave on time), play with the girls, get dinner ready, give them a bath if it's bath night, and then in bed by 7 (Natalie) and 7:30 (Rachel). Then I go back downstairs to clean up, make my lunch and get other stuff ready for the next day (including having a shower), chat with Ron online for a bit and then go to bed so I can start all over the next day! He's only been gone for a week so far but it sure feels a lot longer than that at times. I'm thankful I have my parents around to help out but keep in mind that they've been with the girls all day so they're ready to go home for a break, too :)

I'm so thankful we have 'good kids' because otherwise I'd be going crazy with Ron gone. They're loving my cooking though (I don't usually cook - Ron does but I keep the kids entertained while he cooks) but I'm finding it challenging to actually COOK while they're running around. Ok, let's be honest - they're not running around - they're sitting at my feet or trying to climb up my leg (Natalie would be the one who does that), etc. The other night I just wanted to finish cooking dinner in peace and quiet so I gave them some wooden spoons and some flippers to play with. They played with them alright...right at my feet! lol :)

Anyway, I don't want this to be a 'bitch' post because I'm really not bitching. I just want to document this point in time. 4 weeks is a long time to be without your family and I feel bad for Ron. Even though he's busy with this course for work, I'm sure it's harder on him. The one thing that really sucks is that here in Ontario we have a statutory holiday in February - it's our 'Family Day' - that's really what the stat holiday is called. Guess what - Ron won't be home for it. That's fine - he's in his course and he needs to be there, etc. I'm fine with that. What I'm not fine with is the fact that his boss won't give him a day off in lieu of that holiday (as the labour board states you should). Ron has asked for the following Monday off work so he can spend time with the girls & I (I would use a vacation day)...kind of ironic that it's for the family day and he'll have been away from his family for 4 weeks at that point but they won't give him the day off? UGH - don't even get me started! ha ha

Ok, now it's turning into a 'bitch' post so it's time I stopped...lol