Things are Quiet.... Too Quiet

Things are pretty quiet around here at the moment. As you may have gathered from previous posts, Master is away with work. He comes home sporadically but isn't here on a day-to-day basis and won't be until closer to the end of August. He has been away off and on since part way through May. That took some getting used to. At least I had the kids around, though.

That changed today. They left this afternoon to spend some much needed time with their father. Its always a little bittersweet when they go. On a selfish note, it is wonderful to have a bit of a break. Its lovely not to hear the bickering and tattling that tends to happen around here on a regular basis. And it is also lovely to know that they are maintaining a good relationship with their father. It hasn't always been easy to smile and talk well of him but I do because its not fair to them for me to bad mouth him.

I find that the house feels super empty right now. Its nice to have some time to myself I guess but I really don't like an extended period of NOTHING but quiet. I have a bunch of things that I want to get accomplished, though, and a pile of writing work that I need to get done. I also have some sewing projects that I want to take on.

One thing that I really hate about being by myself is cooking for one person. I always make too much, it seems. I know that theoretically I could eat the leftovers and I do, but after awhile I can't handle eating the same thing again and again. And I don't have the urge to get creative, either. I am forcing myself to tomorrow, however. I was smart and invited a good friend of mine over for dinner so I am going to exert myself.

Its only 5 sleeps til Master comes home and I work most of those days so I should be able to keep my head on track. And, I guess, before I know it the young'uns will be back and I will be feeling grumpy about how much they fight or the million other things they do that make summer vacation frustrating. Maybe I will try and reread this from time to time to remind myself of how good I have it when my house is full.