Well, despite a nervous start to my day, my trip to Toronto went very well. I had such little time between getting myself ready, selecting an outfit, rushing to the station and getting on the train I had few opportunities to miss the children. I did manage to squeeze in a quick phone call to say good morning. It was ended with my youngest daughter muttering as she hung up 'that was a weird phone call from mom'. Apparently she was not being affected by my absence in the least.
Once I arrived downtown I had just enough time to jump on the subway and rush to my client's office. I had a bit of time once I got there for quick greetings and to grab a cup of tea and then it was down to work.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to learn something new. It gave my brain something to latch onto rather than worry. Only once did I reflect on my children when we discussed programming Amber Alerts on the screen networks. At that point my friend Deb gave me a quick rub on the arm to let me know it was okay (she knew I was a 'little tense' about leaving the girls).
We broke shortly after 12:20 for lunch and I was so engrossed in the conversation of other grown ups that once again, the time passed without a second thought. Then it was back to work until the train ride home. The only worry I had was whether or not the old bloke beside me was going to toss his liquid lunch all over my lap.
I managed to squeeze an hour of work on the train ride home, picked up Rhea at dance and before I knew it I was back home again. Now I do it all over again tomorrow before I meet my family in Niagara Falls for Rhea's dance competition.
Regardless of the fact that all is well and I made it through one aspect of all this dashing about sticks out in my mind. I have barely had 5 minutes to sit and chat with my girls. We completely missed time at the dinner table which is when we would discuss our days. I felt I didn't have the time or TAKE the time to listen to my husband and his day. It seems fairly obvious to me that my family unit could not survive or function if this was to happen every day. There is no way both my husband and I could work out of town and still keep as close ties as we do now. Already in one day I felt the distance between us. From a short term perspective we will be fine but thank goodness this is all over soon.
So now I will go to bed because I am too exhausted to miss the kids and I start all over again in the morning.
Good night!
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