WE'RE OUTTA HERE

Kayla is at church camp and Blake is at the U of I for football camp. So Paul and I have a few days without children. Well, tonight we are running Kayla back into town so she can be in her team picture for softball but then right back to camp she will go. So, without having to worry about farming the kids out to friends, we are off tomorrow for a little 3 day get-away.
We are going to Nashville, Indiana. We have friends who have been there and Paul's parents have also gone for a day or two. It's full of shops and historic homes, I guess and I think some musical acts. We are going to stay at a bed and breakfast and just wander around and relax.

We used to go away without children about every 3 months. Believe it or not, it was easier when the kids were younger. Grandma would stay at our house or we'd send them to one of the grandparents and everyone was happy. When my mom stayed with them they lived on Monical's pizza and Fannie May chocolates. And they got to raid the cupboards and make EVERYTHING for which they found a mix - muffins, cake, mac-n-cheese, jello. Paul's folks would take them to the zoo, McDonald's, all over the place. What's not to love?

Now, though, the kids are so busy and hate to leave their friends. They love their grandparents but they now know that neither grandma nor grandpa hung the moon. It is hard work to get things organized to leave when you have to make sure somebody can take Blake to football or wrestling and Kayla to softball or piano. And also, make sure everyone knows the rules - how far can Kayla ride her bike without us? Whose house can Blake be at through the day? Who can be at our house? And that's all fine. This is the phase of life we're in.

So, it has just seemed easier to skip the preliminary work and stay home. But now, we are so excited to be preparing for a few days away this week. Another thing...the kids aren't asking why we're going somewhere without them. They just seem to know now that we get to go have fun sometimes on our own. They also know that they'd be bored out of their skulls on this trip.
So, for those who are interested, I'll give a review of Nashville, Indiana in a few days.