Just a warning this is not an advice post but more of a “I don’t know what *&%! I’m doing” post.

Currently, as of June 6th, Liam’s School has had a chicken pox outbreak. Liam already had the chicken pox last year but me being me never took him to the Dr. I just let it run its course and kept him home with his cousin who also had it. Because of this, I don’t have any documented proof showing that he is immune. I also didn’t vaccinate him and don’t have any intention to, especially because he already had it soo…? Basically unless I can show proof of immunization, he needs to be out of school for at least 21 days (gun emoji to the head).

So my first thought was to take a trip somewhere because change of scenery for some reason seems like the best way to kill the time away from school and also keeps us very occupied. Bailey is only 6 months now so traveling is very hit or miss for anyone’s sanity. So far she has been an amazingly chill baby and travels well but when it comes to driving long distances I’ll just say she’s not a fan of the carseat. That being said,  my friend Leanne had just gone to this resort between here and Orlando about an hour and a half away and it looked like the perfect place to bring him. It’s called the Omni Resort at Champion’s Gate just east of us right off the I-4. The majority of the resort is just pools and golf courses but they also have an arcade, mini golf, a fire pit for making smores and a gym (haha that’s a joke) It was the perfect mini getaway because we left Wednesday morning, went straight to Wonder Works in Orlando, which is conveniently right next to a Shake Shack (drool).  Liam had a blast there but was done within an hour or so (prayer hands).

 

So we went to the hotel, checked in and still had all afternoon at the pool and in the lazy river. We ate and watched a movie and the next day got right back in the pool after he spent a little time in the arcade. We ordered food by the pool and spent what felt like an entire day there. We headed home around 2 so by the time we got home we still had the rest of the afternoon and evening to get in a normal dinner and bedtime routine.

 

It was perfect but it was only 2 days down out of the 21 he needs to be out of school… luckily we live in a pretty good vacation spot so i can try and make fun vacation days out of it. However, when Liam is home, I have a hard time just staying here trying to think of fun activities because it gets real old real fast. Also when I go out of town I don’t have to clean or do dishes or go food shopping or make sure that all of that is being done while also trying to entertain, feed and nap both kids.

I really wish I was one of those moms that was so constantly creative with both kids that they never had a dull moment when out of school but I’m not. I really admire moms like that. My biggest struggle when he is out of school is to keep him off the iPad. He wants it when he eats and when he poops (which takes about 45 minutes) and basically any other time he can sneak it away without me realizing.

I now have only 7 days left but it still feels like a lifetime. I’m tired and wake up between 4:30-5am everyday like clockwork and then if I am lucky enough to fall back asleep, usually around 7, that gives me just enough of a sleep tease before the kids wake me up and then I’m twice as tired. So I am either going to try for another mini trip or see what other kids are temporarily stuck out of school so he can hang out with friends who will be way better at playing zombie nerf war than I am. Also we bought a slime making kit this week so, that’s cool…

I used to literally think that stay at home moms would go to yoga and drink wine and watch TV all the time and I used to internally roll my eyes at moms who would talk about their problems. I cannot believe how much my viewpoint has changed since becoming a mother and how wrong I was. In fact I hope there are moms out there that drink wine and do yoga and watch TV all day. You deserve it and just invite me next time.

Ok I have had Liam in my lap about 6 times now while trying to write this and I am starting to feel like a bad mom so I’m gonna end off. Power to all the moms and dads out there. You guys are doing great. If you feel like entertaining a cute 4 year old this week or cleaning slime out of my carpet just LMK.

xoxo

Shannon