Giddy Tuesdays

Can you believe the above picture?  Hardly seems compatible with my life now, but it is part of my life as a mother of two boys, for a brief three hours every Tuesday, thanks to my wonderful husband, Bill.  Because his job often has him out of the house for about 4 + evenings a month, AND because we founded the organization he works for anyway, we thought it was only fair that he work from home one morning a week to make up for the nights out.  We picked Tuesdays, when A is at school for the morning (he goes Tues and Thurs).  Bill can work from his laptop on the floor while K crawls around him and then K goes down for a nap.  I take A to school around 7:30 and head to the gym.  After working out, I either run errands or go to a coffee shop to read/journal.  We have only done this three times now, but the results are amazing.  I come home a more centered and reasonable person, more ready to parent.  AND I come home giddy.  Something about the endorphins + getting to drive my car without children in the back asking for stuff + QUIET + the morning sunshine just leave me feeling euphoric.  Back at home, Bill gets to bond more with K, which makes Tues morning just all around wonderful.  I am so extremely grateful for Bill and for my Tuesday mornings.  We will have to renegotiate a mommy respite once the summer comes and A is out of school (impossible to work from home if he is here), but in the meantime, you know when you can find me giddy.