Well....now what?

This past week Ezra started summer camp at our local community center.  

I thought it would be a fun opportunity for him to spend his mornings "mom free", while living it up

(playing games, making crafts, singing songs...you know...the good stuff)

in a room full of friends.

The first day I felt like crying....he wasn't so sure that he didn't want to cry either...but at the end of the morning I returned to find that he LOVED it!

By Wednesday, I had to convince him to kiss me goodbye before he dashed off to play dinosaurs with his newest guy friends.

For the first few days I kept myself busy 

(the gym, the post office, the bank...you know...the boring stuff) 

but by the middle of the week 

(after doing the dishes AGAIN....and vacuuming AGAIN...)

I found myself asking, "now what'? 

HA!

 And then (yes truthfully, it took me this long) I realized that I could do ANYTHING!!

All of those things I sometimes feel guilty about making Ezra do with me.....I could do guilt trip free!!

WEEEEEEE!

I played in my favorite fabric store for what felt like hours...

...I walked up and down the aisles of Target....WITHOUT a cart!!!

I actually looked at shoes and clothes.....and BAGS!!

  I read....and read....and read......I'd forgotten what it feels like to just sit and devour a book!

  I spent time with the fuzzy ones.  

 Emma was uncontrollably drooling she was so excited to be brushed this long!

 I found time for an old friend....a friend who's been diligently completing a "one trick pony" job but has waited patiently for inspiration and re-discovery...

 Speaking of time with old friends, I got to enjoy a breakfast date with my favorite friend in the whole world at a funky little dinner we've been waiting to try.

 Who knew breakfast dates could be so fun?

By the end of every day, Ezra was happy and exhausted....full of funny stories, and new songs to share.

And, I was content and relaxed.

Nothing beat the look on that little boy's face, though, when I walked into the room at pick-up time!

And, nothing beat that giant kiss he planted on me each day as I swooped him into my arms for a super squishy "I missed you so much!" hug.

=)