Kinda forgot about the blog there for a while, didn't I? Ok, longer than a while. An age. I was a tad busy. And distracted. And then I came home and the normal things took hold and then I forgot to blog. Actually I didn't forget. I thought about it every day. But then the dog ate my blog.
Well, you get the point.
So I'm back. 10 weeks is a long time to be away from your family, but here's the shocker: we all lived. And I don't think anyone's worse off for it. Jonah occasionally asks me about "your America", and tells me I was on an "airyplane", but other than that, we're all still breathing and all still in possession of all our limbs.
Most shocking of all: no one forgot who I was. Which was an actual worry I went overseas with: I was terrified that Jonah, who was 2 at the time (he turned 3 last week) would just forget who the hell I was and move on. He didn't. He still loves his mommy.
The worst part: dreaming of hugging Jonah smack in the middle of the trip. In the dream, I felt his soft skin and smelled his toddler smell. And then I woke up and realised I was weeks away from going home and doing that.
The first time I cried: the night I got home. Jonah wakes up every night and calls for me. The night I got home, he woke up and called for his dad. I cried and cried, realising he had just adapted and adjusted his little life to cope without me.
The best part: My career is ROCKING now. I have an entirely new job with the same organisation, and it's something I've been working towards for 8 years. Which makes all the worry and angst and hard work totally worth it.
A 10 week trip away from the family under my belt and we all survived. Who knew?
yay you're back! Wonderful about the job, and I hope that the kids start crying for you again soon
Posted by: Jeanette | May 27, 2009 at 09:11 PM
glad to see you online again and good luck with the new job
Posted by: tjk | May 28, 2009 at 03:40 AM
V disappointed: I expected more stuff about me...
Oh, when you say 'metime', you don't mean the reader, even when he is your long-suffering husband?
Well done, Neenie- You rock- you are one tough mother.
Posted by: Scott | May 28, 2009 at 06:21 AM
Congratulations on surviving! Nice that you're back!
Posted by: Margot | May 28, 2009 at 09:26 AM
hi im so glad you are doing so well and congrats on the new and improved job!!! I was so worried becouse i last read your blog when you had that 'im sorry i cant blog on here but am posting annonymously elsewere' post (sorry about spelling)
so i was really worried. Im off again unfortunatly so i hope all is well and that your winter is bad event free.
Looking forward to reading scott as i have copied his posts onto my inbox so i have reading material for the duration of my 'no money to go onto the internet phase....'
Keep well Regards
Miza
Posted by: Miza | May 28, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Welcome home and welcome back to the blogosphere Neen!
Posted by: angel | May 28, 2009 at 09:17 PM
I have been wiating for you to post that you were home and how it was. How was your homecoming? Were the kids beside themselves to see you? Did you bring them loads of divine goodies? I bet Jonah is already calling for you at night?
Congratulations on the success at work - I am so glad that you actually went ahead with the trip -that took some courage!!
Post again soon.
Posted by: BiancaW | May 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM