Friday Was Parents' Night Out...Yippie!

Last night, Jasper and I had a date, although not a totally childless one. We took the children to a "parents' night out" at a local church from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The church hosts this once a month during the school year, and we have taken the kids there many times. We took all four children in October and Esther Marie went to the teacher in her classroom without looking back. This worried me because of the bonding I was trying to build with her. Jasper and I needed some alone time together really bad so we left her that night. Well, when we took Esther Marie inside the church last night, she seemed to be really excited...UNTIL...she realized that we were NOT staying with her. She started screaming at the top of her lungs. I got Hannah to go in the classroom with her and thought her presence would work it's magic, but no luck. When I stepped out of the room again, she screamed and cried even louder. Okay...at that point, I decided she would go on the date with us! She's a good kid and did really great, charming guests and staff members alike at the restaurant. I was wishing for total alone time with Jasper for a few hours, outside of the house, but knowing Esther Marie was showing true signs of permanent bonding made me totally happy! We'll see how next month goes.

Our whole family had a relaxed day at home today. We have a very busy week coming up and so we were getting the house straightened up and some laundry done, etc. Jasper is finishing up a project and worked on that for awhile. The older kids helped me with Esther Marie and some housework. I am feeling better now after being sick but the cough is still not gone. Guess that is going to take some time.

I posted a slide show of some photos from Esther Marie's last Kindermusik class, so take a look when you have some time. (see below)

Hope you are having a good weekend and staying well!