Honey, We're Home!

Dear Reader,

Yesterday the shout came,

"Mom and Dad are home!!!"

There was a scramble and a scuffle to get out the door first.

Legs raced across the yard.

There was shouts, and laughter

and lots of hugs.

My parents seemed glad to be home.

 

And in that instant my sibs seemed to forget all my yelling-more-then-mom, not-cooking-just-like-mom, mom-keeps-the-house-cleaner-than-this, mom-doesn't-make-us-do-thats, and the general fact that I'm just not as good as my mother at being their mother. 

For my part, I was so happy to be off-duty I started spilling poetry...

So our mother came home

and she said to the crew,

"Did you have any fun?

Tell me. How did you do?"

The kids and I did not know

what to say.

Should we tell her

the things that went on here those days?

They opened their mouths

and I waited to hear

what stories they'd tell

but I wasted my fear.

"We missed you"

they said, "We're glad you are back.

Our sister did great!"

They mentioned no lack.

Now, I'm headed home

to my Loggerhead honey

Life is quite nice

and rather funny.

hmmmm... Name that book.

Love,

Almost-home-again Rae

P.S. They came home bearing gifts: Vermont maple syrup, a cute, Cute, CUTE cake pan, a t-shirt... and right about the time they handed over the Red Velvet Cupcake mix from Williams and Sonoma, in a cool retro container, I forgot all the downsides of the last two weeks... Hardtimes-Shmardtimes! When are you leaving again?