This past weekend, Katharine, Christy, and I left the girls behind with their daddies and went on a "Mom's retreat" up to the cottage. After a weekend of sitting on the porch, tanning on the dock, reading celebrity mags, and watching movies, we all left feeling quite relaxed. I wouldn't say we were well-rested, since we went to bed late and there was a huge thunderstorm one night, but it was nice to just chill out and only have yourself to worry about. It was also a good test for all of us to see what it felt like to be without the babies for a day. We thought we'd miss them, which we did, but we also felt like they were probably having fun with their dads, and that it was nice for them to spend quality time together. By the time we left the cottage it was sad to leave, but also nice to have something nice to look forward to for when we got home. I wish I could say Paige squealed with delight and ran up to me when she saw me, but she didn't. She really didn't acknowledge me whatsoever. I scooped her up, but she was more interested in our flowers outside. It was like I never went anywhere. It actually makes me feel good for our upcoming trip, knowing that we can leave and she won't forget us or be mad at us.
While we were on the screened in porch, a deer actually came up to the cottage. I have never seen a deer get this close (they're usually on the road), but we seemed to be the only cottagers around this weekend which made it very quiet and peaceful for a deer, I guess. We actually saw him/her on 2 separate occasions.
This is "Chippie", our tame cottage chipmunk for the past 2 years (at least). You can hand feed him peanuts and he will jump in your lap. 
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