Time On My Hands

For the past few days I've noticed how much extra time you have once you're not in a relationship anymore. It's seems very similar to the time I quit smoking (2/21/09) and  had to find something else to do with my hands (hehe) while trying my best not to think about it. It's alot different though, not having to worry about what someone wants for dinner or someone stealing the covers at night. I've been sleeping in my son's room temporarily and I've learned to never underestimate the power of a 5 yr old because the moment you do, you will wake up in the middle of the night only to realize that he's about to push you off the bed after rolling over. He also likes to practice Judo chops and kicks in his sleep and apparently has become quite good at it too.

Realistically, I've usually got things going on already as being a mom there's always various responsibilities.
Tonight I'll be making Christmas cookies with my son for his kindergarten cookie exchange. When I dropped him off before heading to work this morning, I asked him what kind of cookies he'd like to make tonight and he said Sugar cookies. I then asked him what he's going to put on them afterward and he said SUGAR and smiled. lol David sometimes goes to his father's house on the weekends and when he's gone I genuinely miss him anyway, but this past weekend I was even more lonely because he wasn't around to keep me busy. I used to have a lot of friends that were single back in the day and now most of them are married or in serious relationships. I guess as we grow up it seems everyone else does too. It's too bad they can't opt for rotating schedules of being single -who knows maybe the world would be a happier place?

Christmas will be really awkward and I'm seriously thinking about sleeping in the whole day since David will be at his Dad's this year. I wonder if the bars are open on Christmas. Yeah okay, I know that sounds bad because technically the two don't go together but honestly...isn't that what single people do? The family festivities only last a portion of that day and the rest of that day is lonely and boring unless you have kids. Hmmmm... Maybe I'll go to Margaritaville?