Ah! The North Carolina Mountains!
My In-Laws have this thing. They take their grandchildren on a trip the summer after their kindergarten year. It makes for great memories, exciting adventures, and ways they can teach them to navigate their surroundings.
My son is on that trip.
He's Six.
I miss him.
It sounds pathetic I know. I mean, throughout the day I beg God to bless me with a live-in Nanny or a babysitter that arrives in a flash. All I want is more "me" time, but MAN! I miss my little man.
I got a little teary eyed yesterday because I got an email (yes, they have internet access in the mountains) from Ganee just summarizing his day. She said:
*Sniff Sniff* My boy saw a waterfall?!! Without me?!! Why am I so attached to him? Hubs says this is the longest I've been away from him since he was born. I thought that was true, but then I remembered me being bigger than a house pregnant with Abby. I was so tired and could barely move. The Dr. kept telling me, "Any Day, now" Um... Yeah.. She was two weeks past her due date. I'm going off on tangents now, but Zach left to Baytown with his grandparents to give me some time to rest up for sweet Abby girl. That was AT LEAST two weeks that I remember give or take a few days.
So, my sweet guy is hanging back in the North Carolina Mountains with Ganee and Papa.
He has a train ride planned for Wednesday.
I get to see him on Thursday.
I can't wait to hear all the stories he'll tell, everything he did, the great food he ate, the swimming that wore him out, and, most importantly, how much he missed me. 
Aww I feel your pain hon. My sister takes my boys 1 day a week to give me a break. Even tho its just a day I go nuts. The house seems so quiet , no one there o say "mom , mom , mom" lol.
I think it is great you let him go! My mom takes my kids for a week at a time 3-4 times a year and I come out a better parent for it. I miss them madly but when they come back I am so refreshed.
Me too. I think it is great you let him go. I have a hard time with that.It is not pathetic to miss him. I think it is sweet. I bet he is having a blast.
aww...yeah, I feel for ya! I guess we need to be seperated from them to realize how much we love them and want them around.....Thanks for stopping by my blog!!
that is tough having out lil ones out of our sights and reach. though they are safe and with people that absolutely adore him, letting go to so tough! sounds like a long time to be gone to see the world without you but it'll make up for it in all his stories about it to tell you when he comes home!
I know what you mean....I love it when I get some time to myself, but after too long I start missing the noise.
What a great family tradition - I'm sure he's having a wonderful time and when he gets home he's going to talk your ear off, telling you everything he did and saw..