Parting Ways with My Shadow
Today Moanna and I are heading in different directions. She’s headed to Maryland and I’m headed back to Georgia. Moanna and I will be apart until the week of Christmas when I drive up to join her. Steve won’t arrive in Maryland for the holiday until Christmas day; someone’s gotta bring home the bacon. It’s going to be a long time without my shadow.
Hallelujah!
I am partially kidding. It’s going to be bitter sweet. I’m going to miss my shadow a lot, but…
You see, Moanna and I are still adjusting to spending 24/7 together. We have done pretty well, but I think all parties involved would agree that is time for a break. We’re getting on each other’s nerves. Plus Steve’s parents have not seen Moanna in a long time, and Baby Alexis is arriving in Maryland soon (Moanna is obsessed). There is much fun to be had in Maryland – more fun than there is to be had in Georgia over the next three weeks.
When we moved to Georgia we debated a long time over whether we should bring Moanna with us and have her involved in the whole moving process, or if we should have her stay in Maryland for a few weeks while we settled in. We decided it would be best (less traumatizing) for Moanna to witness the whole moving process. I am confident that we made the right decision. However, there were a lot of things that I wasn’t able to do during the “settling in phase” with Moanna hot on my heels. Moanna is a helper. She wants to be involved in everything I’m doing which is fantastic, but unfortunately there are tasks that I can’t complete with her glued to my side. So, while Moanna is on vaca in Maryland, I am going to be tackling an ambitious to do list. Of course this list will be tackled after I bask in the glory of peeing and showering in peace and taking an uninterrupted nap.
My to-do list over the next three weeks looks something like this…
* Wash the shades and windows
* Unpack and organize the office
* Send Christmas cards
* Catch up on writing
* Shop for new bras (If you’ve ever tried to find a good fitting bra with a toddler for a shopping companion, you understand)
* Go to the DMV (do they call it that in Georgia?)
* Help with church events
* Finish Christmas shopping and wrap all presents
* Organize the cabinets under kitchen and bathroom sink
* Find a solution to toy organization
* Tackle the fake wood floors (fake wood floor should be against the law)
* Attempt to organize Steve’s business expenses for our taxes
* Load up the car and prepare for the 12 hour journey to Maryland
It’s going to be so lonely without my shadow, my little helper, but I am not going to lie. I am looking forward to the next three weeks. I know that Moanna is going to have a great time in Maryland with Steve’s parents, and they are going to have a great time with her; they’ve missed each other tons. I also know that having these three weeks to get this list knocked out is going to be a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. I will be able to enjoy my time with Moanna so much more when I know that we are finally “settled in” and I don’t have pesky but necessary tasks hanging over my head. These three weeks are going to set the stage for a great 2011 for my shadow and me!
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Awww. Well, at least it’ll be a good break to get some work done.
I”m looking forward to marking things off the to-do list
i can’t imagine being without my kids for three weeks!…and yet i’m so jealous at the same time:)
It’s always bitter-sweet. I miss her, but I know these breaks give me time to catch up on my to-do lists so that the time Moanna and I have when she is home is much sweeter. And, she has a TON of fun with her grandparents!
i’m sure:) i wish my kids could see their grandparents more than they do.