A Week Briefly (7/22/19)

Our teens are an amazing team.

 Sir Walter Scott and I just got home from a 3 1/2 day trip away from home during which we read books, relaxed in a hammock, watched movies, ate too much, and took long naps.
We stayed in this treehouse.

I fought tears for the whole drive away from home, and I texted the kids during our dinner out, but somewhere along the way, I got into the groove of relaxing, and it was hard to tear myself away this morning.

 I could have enjoyed a full week.

 But it's good to be home. :)

 And I came home to a very, very clean house (even the game closet was tidied up!), happy children, and satisfied teens.

 After that first night, they didn't reach out to us once.

 They just took care of things.

 They prepared meals, administered meds, took kids on picnics, dropped kids off at parties, picked them back up again (driving safely), watched movies, gave baths, combed hair, read stories, meted out discipline (whooooo, Ladybug was a challenge!), played at the park, tucked kids into bed, sang songs, gave kisses, supervised chores, did a bit of shopping, ate a lot of microwave popcorn . . .

 They did a really good job taking care of things.

Other stuff happened during the week, too, before we left.

Some of it was good--like Nature Angel and Little Princess getting a date with their sisters at the amusement park.

Some A lot of it was hard enough to make us wonder if we should cancel our trip.

 But we struggled through it all, and we did leave, and we're glad we did.

 This homeschool post is basically an assessment of my teens' homemaking skills, and they pass with flying colors.

 Within an hour of our coming home, the teens left for a party with friends.

 I don't begrudge them one minute of their free time today.

Comments

  1. JenniferJuly 27, 2019 at 2:00 PM

    Sounds like a wonderful getaway!

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  2. DawnJuly 27, 2019 at 2:47 PM

    Wow! I am so glad you all got a getaway!! I hope the rest does wonders for you. GO TEENS! I am so glad they did such an awesome job! That is a testament to your good parenting.
    Blessings, Dawn

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  3. grtlyblesdJuly 29, 2019 at 12:38 PM

    That's fantastic! I'm so happy for you! Hopefully you feel rejuvenated, and the residual fall out is minimal. (I have one that doesn't handle change well.) I bet it was wonderful. :)

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  4. JudyJuly 30, 2019 at 6:28 AM

    I'm so glad you had a good, restful time.

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  5. DiannaJuly 30, 2019 at 12:08 PM

    I'm so happy for you that you were able to get away for a few days. It is hard to leave our children!

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