So I'm Kidless for 12 days

**pluckyduck** · #1 07-18-2008, 07:51 PM

Never been apart from them for *this* long before.

They have been kidnapped by the former "nanny" off on a 12 day camping extravaganza. She's taking 6 boys, five teenagers and her two year old in a pop up trailer to a Jersey campground. By. Her. Self. (Her husband has to work a chunk of the time but he'll be in and out.)

One brave woman, eh?

Anyway....there was the big to do getting them all packed and ready. Took a couple madcap days to make that happen. Got them loaded up and out the door yesterday. Today the husband and I are driving home from work, contemplating a kidless evening and weekend

when he turns to me:

"Do you know where the children are?"
"Um, no,I thought *you* knew were they were going."
"We don't know where our kids are."

Silence.

He says, "We really should know where our children are."

More silence.

I say, "Yeah. I think that's pretty basic parenting."

After about a pointless hour of trying to remember, we were sure there was "black" in the name but I couldn't get it to come up in google (we were wrong!), I texted the kids to find out just where the frick they are.

Thank god for cell phones. Technology always seems to save me from the precipice of bad parenting.

*emeleel* · #2 07-18-2008, 08:13 PM

Have fun!

magenta321 · #3 07-19-2008, 09:58 AM

So now that you know where they are you can relax and enjoy being kidless! Have fun!!!! Go on lots of dates! Movie Night! Dinner night! Have fun more fun!!!

**conradd** · #4 07-19-2008, 01:21 PM

That sounds like so much fun for them.

She's going to need a vacation afterwards, but they'll have fun.

**hadassahchana**[$] · #5 07-19-2008, 01:42 PM

Cool! I want to ehar stories. And, I can imagine me doing the same thing, Andrea- not remembering where I put the children has been an ongoing challenge at times.

**pluckyduck** · #6 07-19-2008, 06:28 PM

Cindy, you know, you have four of them. Only two, and both going to the same place, you think we'd to a better job.

My only real story so far is when I sent Adam the text asking him the name of the campground. He answer back, I sent something else back, and then I got...

I love you mommy.

Isn't that sweet? That was his email signature for so long, because I was the only person he emailed. All warm and fuzzy!!

I text back: u2, have fun

30 seconds later I get: That was actually Brad (his friend teasing him by sending the text from his phone), but I won't retract it.