I don't know what it's like at your house, but around here there are things that need to get done and there are children who need to be cared for and entertained, and these two goals are in direct competition. In English? the fewer kids you have around, the more easily you can get things done (unless of course you put your feet up and wallow in the quiet, but that's a post for another day).
So, I was particularly gleeful that I got to drive Noah to his first diving lesson today. Getting him to the pool and where he needed to be would be a snap without the girls along. It was. But as I watched Noah jump off the diving board again and again and again, listening to the coach and improving his jumps, there was no one to turn to and say, "look at him go!" or "isn't he great?". I keenly missed my husband just then.
And, did I have a camera? No, of course not. I spent my morning gathering silly items like towels and clean underwear.
