Didn't Solomon say something about that?
Paul and I escaped reality for a week. Well, not quite, we were doing four days of training for Gateway. But being 11 hours away from all our other responsibilities? It sure felt like we had escaped. I feel like it was good in more ways than one. I really enjoyed the training that we went through. I really enjoyed eating out and having someone else make my bed for me. I enjoyed the quietness of the evenings, being spent however you want. Those of you who are houseparents as well...you know how big of a deal THAT one is! And, although I dearly missed our kids....it was nice to have a break from that as well. The first few days were the feeling of 'Ahhh...freedom!' I didn't have to say phrases like: "what did i just tell you?" or "stop pulling your sister's hair." or "crayons are not for eating." or "stop dumping milk on your head." and countless other phrases that we utter as parents that we never imagined w...