THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008
Getting ready for vacation
Getting ready for vacation...there's too much to do- most should have been started weeks ago! Before I could even pack, we had to find the winter clothes out of the storage shed. Then of course, it is discovered that most of those clothes didn't fit. Hmmm... what to do now. Off the bazaar we go in search of sweaters and socks. We did laundry 3 days ago in anticipation of this trip. Is it dry yet, you ask? Of course not! Well, it might have been had we heard the rain in time last night. Alas, it is too late now. We brought it in the house, and now, not only is the laundry not dry, the house is a complete sauna.
Does it happen to you too?? 2 days ago, one kid got sick, then another and now another. This seems to be the consistent story with our travels. Sore throats, sniffles and mild fevers abound, and I think we may watch it get worse before it gets better.
The place we are going provides 3 meals a day, but the food will be quite bland, so we are sure to bring homemade cookies, our own jam, soft drinks (we get awfully tired of tea 3 meals a day), chips, coffee (of course!) and other luxuries. We are praying that they have the heat on, but planning on it being cold, so in go the slippers, mittens and other necessities for sleeping. This place is set in the midst of a prolific apple orchard and we look forward to gathering as many apples as we can to bring home for holiday apple pies. Mmmmm!
The Away One will be meeting us for the week, and we are soooo looking forward to seeing him! We need fresh competition for our games of Settlers, are dying to find out about how classes are going, and how he is settling in at his new home. He asked us to bring his blanket, so he must be chilly.
I'll post some pictures of our adventure in a week or so when we return. Until then stay healthy!
Does it happen to you too?? 2 days ago, one kid got sick, then another and now another. This seems to be the consistent story with our travels. Sore throats, sniffles and mild fevers abound, and I think we may watch it get worse before it gets better.
The place we are going provides 3 meals a day, but the food will be quite bland, so we are sure to bring homemade cookies, our own jam, soft drinks (we get awfully tired of tea 3 meals a day), chips, coffee (of course!) and other luxuries. We are praying that they have the heat on, but planning on it being cold, so in go the slippers, mittens and other necessities for sleeping. This place is set in the midst of a prolific apple orchard and we look forward to gathering as many apples as we can to bring home for holiday apple pies. Mmmmm!
The Away One will be meeting us for the week, and we are soooo looking forward to seeing him! We need fresh competition for our games of Settlers, are dying to find out about how classes are going, and how he is settling in at his new home. He asked us to bring his blanket, so he must be chilly.
I'll post some pictures of our adventure in a week or so when we return. Until then stay healthy!
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