Hmm where to start.  Friday is girls' night and like usual, I had a blast chatting with my sisters and my TT.  We have so much fun when we all get together to chat.  It's so wonderful just to joke and laugh with them, cry, or to vent, unwind, and get things off the chest.  We wound up having quite a few conversations with some very interesting topics.  There is something so fascinating about learning different people's point of view on things.  I don't know what I would do without them and hopefully I will never find out!  LOL

I'm not feeling all that great today.  My son, poor kid, was SICK last night.   I can deal with rubbing his back and soothing him.  It's when they don't make it to the bathrrom and you have to clean THAT up, that doesn't agree with me.  I have been nauseous since last night and it's not getting any better.  He on the other hand is feeling MUCH better and is happily playing his Game Cube at the moment.  I'm hoping that it was nothing we ate, though the girls both seem just fine.  Healthy as can be. 

My husband is at a company meeting.  No doubt so his boss can tell everyone how he stepped up.  They purchased him a new truck and a new trailer that will carry ten cars.  I'm proud of him, I guess.  LOL I'm struggling with mixed feelings.  This will mean even more time on the road for him and he's already gone so much.  However it will at LEAST push our income up another 30 grand a year.  AT LEAST.  He won't be transporting salvaged cars anymore just new and dealer trades.  If he has to do a run to California, I guess it will be like a week, but it pays him 3 thousand.  LMAO...trying to be funny, I asked him if he could just do those for like six months straight and then we could pay cash for that house we have been wanting.    We shall see what happens I guess.  I will say one thing about my hubby.  With respect, he is very materialistic when it comes to him and his family.  It was just the way he was raised.  To him it's all about how much money we have, if we have the newest and best.  I personally would rather have him around more, but...no matter how hard I have tried, I can't make him see that while necessary, money is not what really sustains people or makes the world go around.  This undoubtedly means that he will just try to spoil me and the kids even more to make up for his absence. 

I really think that's why I write SO much.  It is such an escape for me, a break from my life.  I can go where ever I want to with the characters I want to.  I can forget for a while, the part of me that is feeling so incomplete.  Escape from the kids.  LOL I love them, but when Jim decided to take this job to begin with, I made the choice not to work.  He told me if I wanted to I would be able to stay home, and I did.  I have not had a "JOB" in four years, if you don't call running an immaculate house and looking after three kids full time a job.  I wanted them to have someone there for them at all times.  To at least have one parent they could rely on to be there no matter what.  We make more than my parents do, but my mom was always home with me.  I was closer to her because of it.  Now...that I am grown, I TRULY see what a sacrifice that was.  What a gift...and I love her and respect her even more for it.  Part of me LONGS to be in the working world.  To have that escape and independence, not to mention socialization.  I think in the end though, maybe, just maybe...this could be more rewarding.  To ME personally.  Not everyone CAN or even wants to stay home with their kids and that is a choice.  I commend moms either way.  Either road is filled with sacrifice and the same duties and gifts.  Maybe the grass is always greener on the other side.  I would like to work when the Buggle goes to school.  We shall see.  Maybe by then, I will just be ESTATIC to have 7 whole hours all to myself.  OHH THE PEACE AND QUIET!!!

Well, I think I am done opening up for a while and my TT just signed on. YAAYNESS!  I'm going to try to write and not think about how terribly much this song is making me thing of Jim and our life.

So sorry to hear about your son. But i'm glad that he seems to be doing much better today. Now I just hope that you haven't caught the bug he had last night.

On the one hand it's great to hear that your husband's job is going well at the moment but on the other hand it's bad that with this he'll be home even less.

Both my parents worked, always worked when I was a kid and of course still do. My mum went back to work a couple of weeks after I was born. Basic reason was that my mum always made more money than my dad did. (well, some men might have troubles with that but not my dad). Before I went to kindergarten I often stayed with my grandparents who live just a couple of mins away from us.

I don't think this really was bad for me. I'm very close to my grandparents especially my grandma. But that doesn't mean that I'm not close to my parents. I don't know. it's maybe an only child thing. I was never spoiled much, my parents were home in the afternoon and evening and I had a happy childhood.

Sure, sometimes it would have been nice to have my mum or dad home more often but I was never lacking anything.

with the writing I can only agree with you. The reason I write is the same...it's an escape and something that helps me to relax. When I write I can forget about everything else that is going on in my life and can take the time to breathe freely and let my mind out on a holiday if you will. When I then return to reality I'm full of new energy.:)

That is one of the worst Mommy jobs there are. I'm glad he is feeling better and I hope you are too.

I too had a great time at chat. LOL It is amazing the things we find to talk about!