A monumentous event is taking place this weekend. It’s been a long time coming and it is almost here. It is an event that has taken months to plan, required rather a lot of negotiation and discussion, numerous phone calls, a number of lists, a little encouragement, some gentle persuasion and possibly a few sleepless nights.
But it will all be worth it in the end. The event, in case there was any confusion, is one six-year-old girl spending a full weekend with her grandparents for the very first time. The significance of this potentially life-changing event? The fact that I finally get a little freedom back. It marks the first of two nights I will be spending away from home in July, and the start of a new exciting chapter. And IJ is happy about it too.
We have come a long way in seven rewarding, and, at times, challenging years, and at last we can both have a little independence. We can enjoy spending time in the company of others and pursue some outside interests. It’s been a long time coming but we got there in the end, and it’s exciting.I’m going to a conference by the way, in case you were wondering.
