Oh nocode, we are different sexes but so much alike. It will be very hard for me to be away from my kids when it happens. I have focused so much on being a good, solid, consistent parent. Have even embraced it as a major role for my life. I wander like a crazy person around the house even if they are gone for a few hours. I just don't know what to do with myself. Getting out (like you did Friday) is about the only cure.
I sooo know what you mean about the distracted calls. I get frustrated when H doesn't 'guide' the calls a bit. Sometimes, he'll get in the shower while they are talking to me. Uh-uh, mister. Now he is so much better and I am respectful of him when he calls too. Nothing is worse than missing your kids and getting garbled and distracted communication.
Glad she got them to church. Let her be the "Disney Parent". Your kids gain so much more in the hours you have spent quietly in your apartment doing 'nothing'.
