Travel Toothbrushes

While I had a great vacation, it was a little odd to not have internet for a week. I think that I would/should have kept notes all week because it seems like a blur now that we're home.

Even before we left last week I was in vacation mode. I didn't want to clean the house, but I knew that if I at least straightened up then I wouldn't feel as bad when we got home. So with all the craziness of last Sunday/Monday (trips to the doctor), I managed to do a bazillion loads of laundry and somewhat clean the house. The nice thing about laundry right before a trip is folding and putting it right in the suitcase. I'm amazed that with the five of us, we managed to fit almost all our stuff in two suitcases. Note, almost all our stuff.

Inevitably, when packing for a trip I will forget something. It was when we left the house for the airport that I started my mental list of everything I meant to do but didn't. I meant to go upstairs one last time and grab toothbrushes and my curling iron. Those are the things that I forgot to pack. I don't stress out about those thing, because I know that I can usually buy whatever I forgot or do without.

I bought new toothbrushes for the kids and I, we definitely couldn't do without those. The curling iron I was on the fence whether I needed it or not. Luckily the drugstore had a store brand that was on sale and I was happy to pay the $8.99 to have a curling iron for the week. As it turns out, my hair was none too happy with the humidity. Best purchase all week.

So, with all the traveling that everyone has done, what have you forgotten?

More Vacation

The Kids waiting for the train.Waiting for a subway train.
Hey Dumb Dumb. I want my gum gum. (Night at the Museum)
Playing at the Transit Museum.
Michael got tickets to Spamalot on Broadway. We were able to watch the show and walk the Brooklyn Bridge without kids thanks to Michael's Aunt Patricia and sister.

Planes, Trains, and Taxis

We just got back from a week long trip to New York. Michael has an Aunt that lives on Long Island with whom we stayed. With a short ride on the Long Island Railroad we could be in Manhattan inside of 40 minutes. I had fears of the kids falling on the tracks before we went on vacation, but the kids were great in the city and "mostly" behaved while we were running around like crazy.

Jack and Emma's first NY subway ride.
Lily in Central Park with cousins Gabrielle and Quin.
Emma is excited to see a turtle in the lake.
Michael in the fountain taking pictures.

When It Rains...

it pours. Last week I took Jack to the doctor because his ear hurt. False alarm, not bad enough to warrant antibiotics, but enough to see the doc.

Today when Lily was brought to me after church, she couldn't move her arm. I didn't panic, I'd seen those symptoms before. Michael took her to Urgent Care and waited three hours for the doctor to pop her elbow back in place. Good as new, especially after the ice cream cone on the way home.

Tomorrow I have another appointment for Jack at the dermatologist. He has a wart on the bottom of his foot. I made the appointment two weeks ago, in the meantime Emma told me about a wart on her foot on Friday. No, I can't get the kids in at the same time, but we'll see if I can convince the doctor to have a quick look at Emma's foot.

We haven't been to see a doctor in months. I swear that when it rains, it pours.

Colorado Air

There must be something in the air for Colorado to be last place on the "most obese states' list". How lean is your state?

For another cool website go here. You don't have to register, just put in the starting address in the upper left hand corner of the screen.

Happy Anniversary

I can't believe it's already been nine years that we've been married. After meeting in the wilds of Alaska, who would have thunk that we would be where we are today?!

Disaster Averted

On a hot hot day in July....Lily was eating her pockasicle (spelled as pronounced).Oh no!
"That's ok Mom, the birds can eat it." Very mature Lily.