They're baa-ack

I spent the weekend alone.
Yup.
Alone.
They even took the dog.
Well - I wasn't home most of the weekend either. I never could have stood to be totally alone all weekend and stayed home. I would have been way too lonely. My gang went to NY to see J's parent's - I talked him into going since I knew I was going to be away Friday night and all day Saturday anyway, and driving in the car is still not very comfortable for me, there was no way I think I could ride 4 hours ` so it was a good chance for him to take them to visit. I am actually right now deathly in fear of what may occur when we try to go to my brother's for Thanksgiving, that is an 8 hour ride. My SI joint/back/hip are still giving me trouble, particularly in the car. So I have two and a half weeks to get this thing healed.
Sure was quiet here.
Without the dog there was not one sound I didn't make.
When I cleaned up it stayed clean.
I watched what ever I wanted on TV ALL day yesterday.
Every mom needs a vacation day now and again.
It was nice to rest yesterday, nurse my hip/back that was less than fond of my activity level Friday and Saturday. Frankly I am tired of it. I am going on 8 weeks of some sort of pain every day. Once I started to get more active when my neck felt better, the SI flared up and has not let up. I rested on and off all day yesterday amidst dusting and vacuuming, nothing big - yet woke up in the middle of the night in pain. Been awhile since I haven't slept at night due to the pain. It is really starting to wear me down. I don't want to be social. I want so bad to get out in the fresh autumn air but know I will pay dearly for the activity. Mentally I am trying so hard not to let it get to me, I am after all not the first person to ever have pain, or the only. I figured out that most of it is stemming from the fact that it is a result of someone else's neglagance. I really think I could deal better if it had just cropped up one day as a back ache after I worked in the yard or something. I try not to go there mentally but it is hard. I can't do things I want to do, or cut things short that I am enjoying cause I am starting to hurt, I turn down invites because I am not sure how I will feel, and I get frustrated.

I hear I was missed on the trip. I think they were bored and I am the one that usually comes up with the "things to do" - they needed a weekend alone with Dad and their grandparents. I am sure it was a totally different experience than when I go. I missed them too, but needed the fresh air. Although they got to rake leaves! I missed that! Drat.
Took them about 30 seconds of being home to get over missing me and settle right into their usual places in the family room, ask what there is to eat and change the TV channel.