Ewan and Ailish have gone away this week to the Wilmott's property on Kangaroo Island. Ewan goes each year at this time to release the farmer within so that he can then return to his office job the other 51 weeks of the year. This year his trip coincided with school holidays so he decided to take Ailish with him so that they could hang out together and she could spend time with Brett & Marianne's 5 kids.So this week I have been feeling like a teenager whose parents have gone away for the week and left me at home to fend for myself.
i have been going to bed at a very irresponsible hour
dressing has been optional unless i have had to go out of the house
cereal has been on the menu for breakfast and lunch
the boys and i have ordered in a couple of times ( i think i have only really cooked a meal a couple of times during the week)
i don't have to let anyone know where i am going
i am not accountable to anyone but myself
While I have enjoyed having some time to myself and just hanging out with Rowan and Callum I have also dearly missed Ewan and Ailish.
i miss having someone to talk with in the evenings
i miss having someone to help with getting the boys settled in their beds for the evening
i miss my little shadow (Ailish)
i miss having Ailish ask if she can help cook dinner
i miss hearing her tinkering on the piano
i miss her asking what she can do next
i miss seeing the extra car in the garage and knowing that everyone is home and we are all together safe and sound
In two days time they will return and I know that it won't take long before we get back into the normal pattern of our everydays lives. A week has been just enough time for my heart to grow fonder and miss the ones I dearly love. Love you both, and i wish you a safe travel home to the wife and mother that loves you the most. xx
5 comments:
What a fun thing for Ailish. Daddy-daughter time...priceless!!
That's great, Kristie! What a nice break. The best part of a break is when it ends and you realize that you really DO miss the kids and hubby. SO MUCH. Now that's a good feeling.
It sounds like this was an interesting week for everyone! I bet the boys had a blast with you just as Ailish did with her daddy. Have a great weekend!
I laughed about Ailish and Jett. Are there animals for her to look after over on K.I.?
funny how you sometimes forget that time moves on for the rest of the world too...the last time i saw brett wilmott he was just a kid...i't hard for me to think that he is now old enough to be and husband and the father of 5 kids of his own!!!
by this time your singles week will have ended - i'm sure they had a wonderful time...and that you were glad to have them home again! - we more often think of sending the boys off with dad to the farm for some quality bonding time, but the time that ailish got to spend with her dad will be a wonderful memory that she'll keep always - i'm sure she felt all grown up too at being given the opportunity too.
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