Falling Down on the Job

What happens when you mix a certain uncoordinated five year old with a scooter?

You get this….



It didn’t look this bad when she first fell, I swear.

I did have to giggle at the comment from Anne, the owner of the girls daycare....

“You know what, Abby? Every time your parents have custody of you over a break, you come back a mess.”

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

But oh so very true.

Sigh.

The Endless Journey

Imagine the longest plane trip you ever took.

Was it two hours, four hours, or more?

For me, it would be to China.

Sixteen hours from New York to Hong Kong.

I hate to fly. With a passion.

What helps me when flying?

No, not that, silly.

The onboard entertainment. Movies, games, television, and the map of where you are so you can see how many hours of sheer torture you have left.

The entertainment was the only way my kids made it to and from China alive. I promise.

Well, today, Dave left for Seoul….a mere stepping stone to Hong Kong. And a slightly shorter trip of only 13 hours.

Like that makes a huge difference. (snort)

Shortly after he boarded, I got an email saying the flight crew had just announced that the onboard entertainment would not be available due to mechanical issues.

Say what?

Can you imagine?

If I was a mom on that flight and traveling with my kids, I would have hung my head in my hands and cried.

And then begged for something to ease my pain.

I hope everyone on board arrives safe and sound in Seoul.

Especially the moms.

How We Spent Spring Break

We…..

….walked 12 miles or more



….climbed 11 stories (or so it seemed)



….learned to make 10 cookies (well, 10,000)



….watched a certain boy text 9 (or 900) times



….had 8 people in a 2 bedroom suite
(no picture so use your imagination)

….heard Katie ask for a camera at least 7 times



….spent 6 hours exploring



….squeezed 5 on the couch



….loved 4 doing piggy back rides



…..ordered 3 pizzas for dinner



….saw 2 snuggle



…..had 1 party way too late



….loved our visit to Charleston with cousins…..

Abby vs. The Creek

Ah, the first day of spring break. How shall we spend it?

Mom chose a book and the couch.

Dad chose to expand the patio.

Alex chose to take the little girls on an adventure.

Uh oh.

Considering the last adventure involved fire, I was a tad concerned.

But Alex, his girlfriend Julie, Anna Grace, and Abby all happily headed off for the nature trail in our neighborhood. Evidently the girls were bound and determined to catch a fish….by using sticks.

Whatever.

As I am enjoying my solitude and book, the phone rang. It was Alex.

I expected to hear…..the girls are tired and don’t want to walk home. Can you come get us?

But this is what I heard: Mom? Abby fell in the creek. She’s walking kind of funny since she’s so wet so we’re coming home.

Oh good grief.

What happened?

Evidently, she decided to use a stick as a bridge to cross the creek.

And Alex just stood there watching. Didn’t offer a word of warning or anything.

His response to my incredulous look….

Well, she won’t do it again, will she?

The Easter Blues.....

The question of the week from Anna Grace: Who is the Easter Bunny?

I thought perhaps we were headed toward “the talk” but then she came up with her own answer.

The Easter Bunny is Santa Claus.

Guess he’s hard up for a job.

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Easter morning dawned bright and early. But only one little girl appeared. Anna Grace really struggled to not go searching for eggs without her sister. She sure did scope them out though….biding her time.

And Abby appeared. Miserable, not talking, and not happy.

Uh oh.

Let the egg hunt begin.

Anna Grace took off like a shot. Abby slowly looked around, found a few, and gave up.

Mommy and Anna Grace finished up the hunt.

Within minutes we learned the reason why Abs did not want to search for eggs.

Tummy virus. Poor baby.

We plopped her on the couch and regrouped. No church for her.



Anna Grace donned her new dress though and was ready to hit the road.



Katie was home with us too…



And a rare photo of mom…



Alex was given the choice to go to church or stay home with his sister who may throw up on him.

He chose to stay home.

Go figure.

But he had strict instructions to not play with fire while we were gone.