Today felt so hectic. I woke up at 6:00, an hour earlier than I usually wake up. It was probably a good thing, because I was ready earlier than usual. I was out the door by 7:30 so that I could drive one of Tea's friends to school (she had missed the bus). I dropped off Matthew to Holly's by 8:00, made it to IOP on time, and had a pretty good day there. We discussed the Myers-Briggs inventory, which was really interesting. I left IOP early (at 11:30) so that I could meet with my therapist at noon. I had to leave her at 12:45 so that I could pick up Bryan at 1:20 to meet Leah back at my house for 1:30 since she was kind enough to pick up Matthew for me. I had to bring Bryan to a doctor's appointment for 1:50. After Bryan's doctor's appointment, we came back home, where I put Matthew down for a nap. Then I went and picked up Megyn and Tea at school. That's when my day finally slowed down. Megyn helped me clean off the table, Bryan had vacuumed the floor earlier, and so I feel better about the state of my house. I made broken french toast for dinner (the bread was squished, so it was all broken into pieces), and the kids loved it. At 7:00, Matthew and I went to Wal Mart to get dog food, an automatic cat food feeder, and a few other things. We came back at 8:00 and Megyn and Bryan put Matthew to bed. He fought it a little, but he's down for the count now. I finally took Megyn home around 8:30.
Why am I doing all this on my own? Because Nick went up to Duluth for Madison's graduation. I have to tell you, it's been much more peaceful with Nick gone. There's been no yelling, the kids have been getting along a little better, and there's generally been less stress. I guess it's like this when I'm gone and Nick is taking care of the kids, too. I think it's just the one-parent dynamic. A big part of me wishes it could always be this way, though. I want a smaller place with just me and the kids, no stress, no animals, just comfort. But I married for life.
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