Three Cheers for Adult Time

The boys and I are together almost all the time, especially now that we are homeschooling. In a lot of ways, this is great! I know tons of parents who wish they had more time with their kids, and for that, I’m a lucky girl. But sometimes it becomes too much – too many needs to meet, too many demands that only I can fulfill and definitely too much noise. Sometimes, depending on Chuck’s travel schedule, Jeremy and Jackson are the only two living beings I talk to all day. At all.

You can see why having adult time every once in a while is mandatory to maintain some semblance of sanity. Occasionally, I like to talk about adult things with other adults who have similar adult interests. Once in a while I like to eat a meal without ordering two kids meals along with it. And sometimes, I really want to listen to Little Lion Man without having to censor it for naughty language.

Enter Matt and Amy, stage left.

After our roller coaster riding on Saturday, we met up with Matt and Amy in Pigeon Forge for a mini-weekend away from the kids and also to celebrate Amy’s birthday. When we still lived in Chattanooga we’d spend almost every weekend together grilling out, playing cards and letting our kids grow up together. They were some of the people I missed the most while living in Amarillo for two years. Now that we’re just a couple of hours away, it’s much easier to resume our regularly scheduled friendship.

Thanks for the great weekend, friends! I really needed it.

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