TIME OFF

Before having children, I was inspired by a talk given by Harold B. Lee in which he encouraged mothers to treat motherhood as a career. That concept sunk in deeply in my mind and heart. When I first shared that thought with Dave, he seemed to be amuzed, but fully agreed and pledged his support. He did not know what was coming his way!
Like most mothers but unlike any other career, I am on call 24/7; sick days don't seem to really apply no matter how sick I am; and holidays are a family event instead of a day off with the exception of Mother's day. I just love that day, Dave does everything and I just watch.
Since my motherhood career started (almost six years ago)I have done many of the same things I did with work such as being signed up for periodicals/magazines, training was very important to me before so as a mom I have enrolled in many classes on family and parenting topics and had a membership in a local moms organization which I have switched for three nationwide organizations that deal with motherhood and raising children but now my participation is mostly online. Networking is very important in the field I was in so I have kept that up with my once a month Moms Night Out. The previous company I worked for paid for our family gym membership so I am signed up at the gym right now.
I have heard that companies that give paid vacation to their employees have happier, more productive, more loyal workers. So as the Mother in Chief of the Christensen household I too need some vacation and this weekend has been it! I lucked out it was a three day weekend because that is what I am getting, three days of time off. For the past several years and about every six months (give or take a few weeks)I get a two or three day vacation from the very important work that it is to run the Christensen household and raise three, soon to be four, strippling warriors while keeping my parnership with Dave alive, well, happy and healthy.
So far my time off has been great. It has been packed with relaxation, entertainment, some genealogy research (didn't get much in results)shopping, some patriotic and spiritual inspiration, even a nap and tomorrow a full morning/afternoon of pampering and maybe the movies. I know that by the time I get back home I will be given a heroes welcome because I will have been missed greatly and all in my house will feel more appreciative and happy to have me around. I also know that I will feel completely recharged, replenished, happier, reenergized and ready to fully resume into my position of Mother in Chief.