Because sometimes you just need to get away.

I’m leaving for a business trip to Florida today. I’ll be in Orlando and Tampa and while it will be crazy busy (Well, Orlando will be crazy busy. I am actually looking forward to a really relaxed and really FUN FUN FUN time in Tampa. Much more laid back.), and while there are times that I frankly dread traveling and being away from home, I *really* need this trip right now.

Like really, REALLY.

But, while I really, REALLY need this trip right now, I will miss my family.

So, I dragged my husband away from his office and took him and my rugrats out to Indian food so that we could eat as a family before I leave.

Before you go “AWWEEEEE!!!” I’ll fill you in on the way the dinner conversation went.

Every dinner time, at the beginning of the meal, we either play “3 things” or “Highs and Lows”. With “3 things” you say three things that happened during your day, with “Highs and Lows” you name something good and something frustrating or bad about your day and then we all talk about it.

It’s a great way to stay connected with what is happening with your kids and their day. And yes, we even do this when we go out to eat as a family and tonight was no exception. James started the game and wanted to talk about his early morning religion class (seminary) that he takes before school each day.

“We had a great day in Seminary today. Hey, Mom! Do you want to know what my favorite scripture is?”

“Sure, James. What is it?”

“2 Kings! 2:23-24**!!! Basically, this pack of she bears come out of the woods and they ate all the crappy, mocking, bald head kids!”

“Wait. What?”

“Yeah, mom!!! Brother has been calling me “BALD HEAD! BALD HEAD!” from it all day! IT’S SO ANNOYING! Tell him to stop!”

“WELL IF YOU WEREN’T A BALD HEAD I WOULDN”T HAVE TO CALL YOU THAT, CHRISTOPHER!”

“Dudes…you BOTH need to stop. Right now. And eat some more Naan to ensure you stop. And James…pick a new favorite scripture, m’kay?”

“FINE, THEN, MOTHER! IGNORE MY PAIN AND TEENAGE CRIES FOR HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Ok, I’m good with that. (James was obviously born to the right mama. I INVENTED TEENAGE DRAMA, I know how to not play into it.) Now, let’s talk about something that has NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH RELIGON, BEARS, THE EATING OF CHILDREN, OR THE NICKNAME BALD HEAD. Christopher, do you have anything excited that happened with you today you’d like to share?”

“Um…oh, yeah! While you were talking on the phone on your business call, Aaron pointed at you and said, “MAMA IS SO OLD!” I taught him that!”

Sigh.

FLORIDA, HERE I COME. PLEASE, PLEASE SHOW ME LOVE.

;)

**For those that are wondering, this is the passage: “And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.”) (SUPER AWESOME, NO?!)