R is away in India - at the first annual
Canada-India Business Forum. It lasts two days, but he's gone for over two weeks.
Normally, I don't mind when he travels, which is good because he always seems to be heading somewhere.
Yes, the kids slowly become more and more fractious as the time passes (R seems to have a calming influence on them) but I like having the house to myself (well, as much as possible with a 5 and 2 year old with me), I dig out sweatpants (versus their better looking cousin the yoga pant), I eat cereal for dinner (Just Right with a touch of Froot Loops). And generally just go back to a more essential Me.
But even better than having the house to myself is having my Mom with me. Which is my current set up.
This means: not much work gets done (she has that effect) but, both of us with the kids also means: lots of laughing, lots of walking, lots of talking and gossip (old and new), and lots of delicious food.
And no, she's not the only one cooking, Saturday night I went
here for amazing jumbo wild scallops (so fresh you wanted to eat them raw) which I served with an
avocado and warm vinegrette salad).
It also means my house looks clean, I had a Friday night
dinner out with the ladies on my street (can I just say Korean food
gets beef?) and I discovered the wonder of
Soju infused drinks - a must try, especially with ginger which makes it taste healthy and yummy.
We also plan special treats for the kids: this week a day off for Seth from school and instead, some real learning at the
Science Center where i saw what I'd look like in 30 years (terrifying) and learned that I was made up of 30 litres of water....
