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If there ever....

If there ever was a day to load the kids up, head to Target, give the kids a cart full of snacks and wander aimlessly with a Starbucks in hand, today would be that day. But, my son has a head cold and when I mentioned going to the grocery store or anywhere for staples he said he just wanted to stay home.
I get it. When I am sick I just want to stay in my pjs and watch tv; not be forced out and about. But, every ounce of my being wants to leave the house. Because last week both my babies had a stomach bug. Even if it means loading up the double stroller, packing a bag, dressing 2 little ones, grabbing hats and hoodies for both. Planning an outing around naps and potty trips. You see it has been weeks since I have left the house by myself, so at this point I would do whatever. Going somewhere by myself is not asking someone if they are ok, not checking a diaper, not peering into the backseat at every stop and not keeping a death grip on my cart for fear a child abductor is watching my frazzled, tired self for the opportunity to swoop in and steal one of my precious babies as the internet would have us believe.
My husband is a Service Provider (driver for UPS). He hasn't seen the kids since Sunday. Last night he got home from work at 10:45pm. And yes I am aware we should be beyond thankful he has job security and I have the ability to be home with our boys each day, but it leaves us both a little bitter. All drivers are being forced to work Saturday and they have extended their no more than 60hr a week policy to 70hrs this week, or maybe the whole peak season. And peak season is a funny word because with Amazon and people no longer shopping in stores, peak season is almost year round now. A good night for us is hubby getting home at 7:30 with an hr to see the kids at night before they are off to bed. Most nights it is 8 or 8:30. But, starting the end of November the 10pm and after nights begin. UPS has something like 70,000 packages sitting in trailers that may not be delivered today, hence people being forced to work tomorrow. My husband and I text and talk in the passing moments we see each other and wonder why there isn't a better plan in place each season and why it keeps getting worse? Poor planning or just not enough workers in general that want to work? We may never know. What I do know is my husband isn't chasing a title and he has worked there 20 years, he is beyond dependable and it breaks my heart to see how worn out he his and how the hours forced upon him ruins the holiday season for him. He just wants to make a living and come home to his family. Our oldest starts in at dinner time each night saying I want daddy to come home and trust me by 8, mom is wanting daddy to come home too.
You see I need a flu shot, a grocery run, have a stack of items that need returned to stores, overdue library items, a cat that needs to go to the vet and am washing my son's bedding for the 3rd time this week, because for whatever reason he has started wetting the bed once daddy's hours really picked up this past week.
So for the time being I will dream of a happy hour with girl friends, a laundry room free of laundry or a shopping trip, anywhere really. Please think of me as I scrub my carpet now and struggle to find the purpose to get out of my pjs by 3pm. I may be wandering a 24hr store by myself tonight with no real purpose if you see me. :)
#keepingitrealtoday #hugasahm

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