Sounds like doing something nice for you is in order.
I was wondering about single day outings with your kids if you don't plan a vacation. Like maybe you and a girlfriend getting together and doing some fairly local fun stuff with the kids.
Don't know if that is practical for you or if you do that sort of stuff all the time and wouldn't be special time for the kids but was just thinking my H and I have talked about doing that around here just to not spend all that money on a go away from home vacation. Maybe one or two nights away!
Best of luck on figuring out something for you!
Pam
"We must be willing to let go of the life we had planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us"
