I’m leaving tonight for my week-long journey cross-country with the Mom Road Trip.

Here’s what I’ll miss:

*Impromptu hugs from my four-year-old
*”I love you, mommy!” from my two-year-old
*A much cooler, “Love ya, mom” from my bigger boys
*Early-morning snuggles…sometimes with all four of ‘em at once
*Watching the two little guys play together. Half the time I can’t even make out what kind of crazy game they’ve come up with.
*Watching the older two talk in circles around each other. They spend 90% of their waking hours together–fight bitterly sometimes, but are crazy close just the same. I know each one would be lost without the other.
*My two-year-old’s cheek on mine.

What I WON’T miss:

*”Mommy, he called me “poopy”
*”Oops–Uh, Mom? You may want to come look at this mess…”
*The morning scramble
*The last ten, hellish minutes of bedtime when everybody is trying to revolt before they finally give in and pass out.

Notice that my “what I’ll miss” list is longer than my “what I won’t” list. But, I’m looking forward to the break anyway!