Lonely!

This has been an interesting last 6 weeks or more. Chris has had a car for quite some time now that has been having mechanical problems. It was a big problem and not worth the money to fix. The best situation was just to wait until the motor froze or blew up or the timing belt snapped. We've been researching vehicles and looking for a great deal for several weeks now. We just started about 2 weeks ago actually going to dealerships and diving into our search more in depth. Chris called me on his way home Monday night. I had a roast in the oven, rolls out rising, and was ready to put on some mashed potatoes and corn to cook. He says, "Well, it finally happened". I'm like what? He says, "I'm sitting on the side of the road...my motor finally blew". He's actually almost laughing about it. We both expected it so it wasn't a big deal. I told him to give me 5 minutes to figure out what to do with the roast and get Dylan up from his nap. I made my way down there and when I get there he says he wants to go into town car shopping. Well, I have a roast on so we have to go home and turn the oven off, cover the roast so it doesn't dry out, put the rolls in the fridge and set the other things aside. We go into town and visit a couple dealerships before he quickly decides he's hungry and we head back home.

Tuesday, Dylan and I were scheduled to meet Aaron and his family in town at Sam's Club and then go to lunch together. We took Chris to work first thing in the morning. We went to a nearby park, played T-ball, watched the turtles and ducks in the pond, did a little swinging, pushed his Tonka dump truck down the slide repeatedly, and had tons of fun. We left there to meet Aaron's family. Since it was Chris and my 8th anniversary Aaron and Julia offered to take Dylan home with them and we could come by and pick him up after getting a little alone time that evening. It was a great offer so Dylan went to his Aunt and Uncle's house. Julia then offered to just keep him overnight and we'd get him at church on Wednesday. That sounded like a good deal because then we could car shop as late as we needed and eat dinner out and have an evening all to ourselves.

I guess I hadn't considered how lonely I would be today. The house is so quiet. I have gotten a lot done. I got a load of laundry done, the dishes, ordered some stuff for Eli's room, got Eli's car seat cleaned up and put back together (that took a while), did some NTCP work, printed and mailed out some info for Chris's 10-yr class reunion, and did a little cleaning. I know I couldn't have done all that with Dylan here and it wouldn't have been as productive a day but I'm still thinking that having him here is more fun than getting lots of work done. He does cry occasionally and want my attention constantly and makes messes, but if you're a mom you know that just comes with the job. I have never had a day to myself with no Chris and no Dylan. Usually, if Dylan spends the night somewhere or is gone during the day...it's because Chris and I have plans. I miss my little guy. I guess the saying, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" stands true for more than just love life relationships. Dylan lights up my day and I can't wait to have another little boy that we can enjoy just as much. I'll bet he's having tons of fun with his 4 cousins and Aunt Julia, but what I'm really hoping is that when Chris and I get to church tonight and he sees us that he comes running over to give us both big hugs. That would make my day and I guess make it worth it all!