routine-shmoutine.

It feels like such a slap, getting back into routine. I definitely got used to Tim having 4 day weekends! Damn holidays. Emma is back to school tomorrow, which as guilty as it makes me feel, I am *SO* looking forward too. We bump heads so much when we're together all the time (especially because we are stuck inside because of the freezing cold!) So school provides us with that time apart, and I think we both appreciate each others presence so much more when we get some time apart. When did she grow up!? She used to love spending all her time with me, and hated when we were apart. Now it's more like "SEE YOU LATER MUM!" waving, not looking back, as she runs off to the bus. 1.5 months until Emma's 5th birthday - and every year, it comes as such a shock! How did another year pass? The planning has already begun - she wants a hotel room, which I would love to give to her.. but apparently every damn hotel with a pool is booked the weekend of her birthday! I don't understand how, but that's what the sites tell me. I'm going to have to call, and see what's going on. If we can't get a room, then we'll probably have a swimming party at Churchill pool. Regardless, its going to be busy like it is every year! I'm excited, and dreading it at the same time. I'd like to know when the down time happens... I'm assuming not until they are both in their twenties? That's still 20 years away. *sigh* I guess I'll wait a few years to start the count down then.