The Day the Kids Almost Declared Mutiny
Yesterday was the first day stores were open since we returned on Saturday evening. Saturday, Grandma & Grandma, Uncle S, Aunt P and our nephew greeted us at the airport and helped us load the eleven suitcases and six carry ons into two vehicles and out of two vehicles when we returned home. Jet lag, ugh.
Sunday was spent resting and going to Grandma & Grandpa's for Easter dinner and egg hunt. It snowed! What's up with that? Nothing stuck but still snow on Easter? The kids and I were up at 2:30 am Sunday morning. We went down and had some cereal (the kids barely ate on Saturday, plane food isn't kid friendly). We watched a little TV then headed back upstairs to try to sleep more. That really wasn't happening so at 4 am we gave up and Phil woke up too. By 5 am we were happily seated at IHOP where someone else cooked for us. Bacon, overeasy eggs and hash browns never tasted better. Asleep by 8:30 for the whole family. Jet lag sucks.
Then came Monday. Lady Jane slept a bit later than the rest of us who woke at 5 am. We started with the school at 7:50 to register Little Man and make sure Lady Jane had a spot for Kindergarten in the fall. Phil decided to take off the morning since the only shoes he had were his running shoes which with orange stripes don't go very well with khakis. We left the school and headed to Target. We bought school supplies for Little Man, pants for Little Man, wallet for Phil, summer clothes for Lady Jane, and other essentials. From there we went across the street to Kohl's where I replaced the six towels we threw out because they didn't fit in the suitcases and Phil got shoes. Next stop lunch at Kreiger's. Mmmm, buffalo chicken. Phil and Little Man got their hair cut. We swung by the house and dropped off the packages, picked up Phil's laptop and took Phil to work. After saying bye to daddy we headed to the Sprint PCS store with a quick stop by the kids' old daycare. This is where Little Man began to fail. He was warm and not feeling well. But he persevered. Next stop YMCA for new membership and to sign up for classes. Then the bank to request new debit cards and deposit pounds. Last but not least was the grocery store where Little Man begged me to be quick. The novelty of watching someone else pack my groceries kept me amused in the checkout line. So we rushed through the grocery store and headed home at 3:50 pm. I had to pick Phil up at 5 and we both needed to go back to the Sprint store for our new cell phones. As I realized the kids were at the end of their ropes, I did something I haven't been able to do for a year. I called Grandma & Grandpa and asked if they'd watch the kids for an hour or so. The pleasure of being home. Sure it was a long day and Little Man turned out to have a fever and is staying home today from his first day of school, but we managed through it. We stayed awake until regular bed time and with the exception of Little Man waking up to be sick in the middle of the night, we slept through the night and woke at normal times. Bye bye jet lag.
Yesterday was the first day stores were open since we returned on Saturday evening. Saturday, Grandma & Grandma, Uncle S, Aunt P and our nephew greeted us at the airport and helped us load the eleven suitcases and six carry ons into two vehicles and out of two vehicles when we returned home. Jet lag, ugh.
Sunday was spent resting and going to Grandma & Grandpa's for Easter dinner and egg hunt. It snowed! What's up with that? Nothing stuck but still snow on Easter? The kids and I were up at 2:30 am Sunday morning. We went down and had some cereal (the kids barely ate on Saturday, plane food isn't kid friendly). We watched a little TV then headed back upstairs to try to sleep more. That really wasn't happening so at 4 am we gave up and Phil woke up too. By 5 am we were happily seated at IHOP where someone else cooked for us. Bacon, overeasy eggs and hash browns never tasted better. Asleep by 8:30 for the whole family. Jet lag sucks.
Then came Monday. Lady Jane slept a bit later than the rest of us who woke at 5 am. We started with the school at 7:50 to register Little Man and make sure Lady Jane had a spot for Kindergarten in the fall. Phil decided to take off the morning since the only shoes he had were his running shoes which with orange stripes don't go very well with khakis. We left the school and headed to Target. We bought school supplies for Little Man, pants for Little Man, wallet for Phil, summer clothes for Lady Jane, and other essentials. From there we went across the street to Kohl's where I replaced the six towels we threw out because they didn't fit in the suitcases and Phil got shoes. Next stop lunch at Kreiger's. Mmmm, buffalo chicken. Phil and Little Man got their hair cut. We swung by the house and dropped off the packages, picked up Phil's laptop and took Phil to work. After saying bye to daddy we headed to the Sprint PCS store with a quick stop by the kids' old daycare. This is where Little Man began to fail. He was warm and not feeling well. But he persevered. Next stop YMCA for new membership and to sign up for classes. Then the bank to request new debit cards and deposit pounds. Last but not least was the grocery store where Little Man begged me to be quick. The novelty of watching someone else pack my groceries kept me amused in the checkout line. So we rushed through the grocery store and headed home at 3:50 pm. I had to pick Phil up at 5 and we both needed to go back to the Sprint store for our new cell phones. As I realized the kids were at the end of their ropes, I did something I haven't been able to do for a year. I called Grandma & Grandpa and asked if they'd watch the kids for an hour or so. The pleasure of being home. Sure it was a long day and Little Man turned out to have a fever and is staying home today from his first day of school, but we managed through it. We stayed awake until regular bed time and with the exception of Little Man waking up to be sick in the middle of the night, we slept through the night and woke at normal times. Bye bye jet lag.
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