Date Night

Not with my husband, although that would have been nice....but with my oldest daughter. Between her full day kindergarten schedule, after school activities and well, the fact that she has two younger siblings, one on one time with her has become scarce. And I feel guilty about it. While she loves having 2, count 'em 2, playtimes at school, there is a downside in that she misses so much of what goes in our day.

Today she had a rehearsal for the Nutcracker, so I decided it would be the perfect time for us to go out to dinner just the two of us. And it was so nice. I loved that we got to talk uninterrupted, she loved that I had all the time in the world to color the kids' menu with her. II wish we could do it more often though. She's the only one of the 3, right now, that I don't get one on one time with regularity. With Jack, I get it three mornings a week while the girls at school and with Lexi I get it on the other 2 days while Sam is at school and Jack naps. But Sam? She's just so busy! I try to stay involved as much as I can - volunteering to help out with her school musical, joining the PTA, even helping out in her classroom. But so far all of those have included bringing one, if not both of her siblings along. And she loves showing them off, especially the baby, but I also know she craves the solo attention. I'm just glad there are still opportunities, even if they are few and far between.

Of course, now Lexi has requested a date to have coffee (hot chocolate) with me so I've got to figure out how to squeeze that in. But I'll find the time because I know all too quickly they won't want to be seen with me. For now, I have figured out a way to help out in Lexi's classroom followed by a field trip with Sam for next week, so I guess I'm doing ok.