Ennui

Today is the second snow day in a row and my son and I have been home alone. We've been living with my parents since the separation, and this is the first time in months that we haven't had anyone else around for a significant amount of time. I'd like to say that we made the most of it and had lots of quality bonding time, but, yeah, not quite.

We did make cookies; those pre-formed, slap on a cookie sheet and throw in the oven kind. And we did a craft-we cut out the cat mask on the back of the cookie box. Otherwise, I downloaded a few new games to my phone that he played while he watched TV for about a hundred hours. So much for mother of the year.

I set the bar high, so today is going to be a challenge. I don't know how I'm going to top the amazingness that was yesterday's adventures, but I have to try. I like my boy, he's funny and smart and notices EVERYTHING, but he's still only 6 and what is entertaining to a six-year old is never the same thing that is entertaining to a 30-something. No matter what we decide to do, one of us is bored all the time. I've gotten so used to having someone else available to help run interference when I've hit my limit and now I'm wondering what's going to happen to us when we move out on our own and it's just the two of us ALL THE TIME. Is my son doomed to be bored forever, or am I? Are we going to drive ourselves crazy?

I'll be glad when this cold front passes and he's back to school and I can get back into the routine we've created-at least until the school year ends and then I have a whole list of things to panic about again, the least of which will be moving and childcare. Fortunately, there's about 5 months for me to plan for that rude awakening!!