Today I had a little “let’s just send the kids to public school” meltdown. I think all of us are a bit overwhelmed, but with a vacation coming in January I am was determined to plow through until Christmas. My husband made the mistake (or maybe not) of coming home for lunch and received an earful from me as he tried to eat his chicken noodle soup. He made several helpful suggestions, which I quickly shot down because I knew they just wouldn’t work. He made the wise decision to return to work, and I got over my pity party and went about the rest of my day.
When he returned home from work this evening he informed me that I was now on vacation. I was a bit bewildered as my scheduled vacation was not until January. As I peppered him with questions and insisted that there was no way we could take a break from school he then informed me that he had taken the rest of the week off of work and he was taking over.
I have to admit I have a mighty hard time giving up the reins around here. I tend to clutch them like a girl on a runaway horse. But this time it only took a few minutes of convincing for me to agree to a little time off. He plans to homeschool the kids, make the meals and take care of the house while I do, WHATEVER I WANT TO DO! Did you read that???? I don’t think I have really had much of a vacation that didn’t involve giving birth so I am pretty excited about this. Of course my list of things I want to do is about a mile long, but I really want to spend this time recharging my very depleted battery. He actually wanted me to get a hotel room and not come home for 3 days but I told him I didn’t think I would be comfortable by myself in a hotel so I convinced him to let me stay at home 
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I am soooo thankful my husband is willing to sacrifice some vacation days and take over my jobs this week. What are you thankful for?
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Indeed…he is a mighty good man! Way to be a team and working together! And way to submit (I have the same “take the reigns” attitude around here
Pamper yourself a little. Leave the “to do” list aside. Get out of the house during the day. I’d meet you for coffee if I was closer!
Enjoy your mini vacation!
I just can’t shut my mouth. I am literally sitting here, mouth agape, slack jawed. I have never heard of this happening.
Does he have any single brothers? Because you could marry them off on the strength of this post alone.
you do have a wonderful husband, what a way to serve!!!!!!! Enjoy your vacation!!!!
That is the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard! I hope that you have a wonderful vacation!
Wow! What a great hubby! Put the list on hold and go get a pedicure!
Does this mean he will be writing posts for your blog while you are on vacation? Why don’t you find a cheap fare to FL and come visit for a day or 2?
That is one of the sweetest things I’ve ever heard. It brought tears to my eyes. I was homeschooled all but 4 grades. My mom was overwhelmed a lot. It would have been great if my dad had helped out like that. You have a great man there!!
You are so right! What a Mighty Good Man!!!
It is so wonderful when our husbands see a need and fill it above and beyond!
Thanks so much for sharing and enjoy your week!
-Ashley
That is so awesome! I can totally relate to needing some time off. Hope you’ll be feeling better.
He is a good man! Congratulations! Enjoy your time off and be sure to pamper yourself. Do things that you enjoy and have fun!
And if it makes you feel any better, I’ve had several of those meltdowns this school year as well. Maybe it comes with having middle schoolers?? But several times I have threatened to enroll him in public school. It just seems to get harder and harder as he gets older. But I know that we will stick with it and persevere because this is what God is calling us to do.
What a wonderful gift! I definitely know how you feel … this time of year is always overwhelming. I hope you’ll take this opportunity to relax and prepare for the rush of the holidays. Enjoy!
WOW! He is a great man. Enjoy your break.
What an AWESOME husband!!! : )
That sounds like something my husband would (and has) done. Isn’t it great to have a man like that. He can see when you truly have hit the melting point and will jump right it there.
I have to admit, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one that has those days that I am ready to send them all to school (not that I am glad you had a meltdown). Once I cool down (usually a couple of days if it was that bad) then I realize that was not really going to happen.
Enjoy this much needed and deserved time off. I started our December vacation unexpectedly last week. Glad I did. I wish I just got offered a hotel room…..because I would have taken it ; )
Wow!(no wait…that didn’t quite capture the moment!) WOOOOOW!! (Hmmm, still doesn’t do justice to the situation!) That is so awesome! That is so stinkin sweet! Does he realize what he has signed up for?! Lol! I hope you have a relaxing and recharging vacation!
Such a wonderful Husband you have! He sounds a lot like mine. Have a wonderful vacation.
That’s awesome. I did something like that for my wife once but she didn’t know what to do. She’s the type who always has to be doing something productive or else she goes crazy. Maybe I’ll point her over here and she will realize that it’s ok to take a vacation from life every once in a while.
How sweet is that! Enjoy it!
So, so nice. He knew just what you needed. I hope your break is relaxing and refreshing for you!!
They say “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”… he is such a great role model for your children. Be sure to enjoy the time off but when it is over and things aren’t guite up to par remember he meant well and he tried
Oh, we have an extra room and you could be pampered…
You had better treat that man right. That IS huge!! I take it that you homeschool. (I am new here). We are homeschoolers also. It can be overwhelming at times. Hope you have a GREAT vacation. Love your blog design. Awesome!
That is so awesome…very goood man! Take advantage of it and relax.
OK…I know your family wants you to take your vacation to visit them…but really…how many times can you go to Disney World? (and you can’t ride the rides now anyhow) CALIFORNIA is calling your sweet name…..you know where to find us…..need me to send some more photos to seal the deal??
A good man deserves a lot of praise and I can see he is getting it here.
God bless you both!
Ernestine
This is such a clever idea. I wish we’d done it when my kids were younger!
sounds like something my husband would do, we got a couple keepers here!!