Happy New Year everyone! This year we actually had a lot of fun celebrating new year's. We went to Delray Beach, a town about 20 mins away from my parents' place in FL. They had a First Night celebration. The highlight of the night I think was watching the kids run around on a gigantic bubble wrap "floor" that had been put down for the event, while they sprayed millions of bubbles into the air. It was really unusual, yet surprisingly a lot of fun! The kids also got to do some crafts and have fro-yo and then we watched a great fireworks show. At the end they sprayed ping pong balls into the crowd, and did a countdown at 9pm for the kids. We then went back to the house and put AK to bed and then DH, CW and I watched a combination of Dick Clark and Anderson Cooper. I had hoped to see my tweets on Anderson...but it wasn't to be. In any case it was a fun night. The last two days were spent in a pretty lazy way, mostly lounging around with a little shopping thrown in. But sadly, today DH had to go back home due to limited vacation time.
We got back to my parents house in Florida a little while ago after dropping DH at the airport for his flight home :( I'm not happy about this. The original original plan was that my parents were supposed to be here so we'd have a week in the sun with a little grandparental company (and free babysitting to boot). Then the original plan was that if my dad was stable enough, my mom would come down and keep me company for a few days after hubby left. But neither of those was to be.
The good news is that my dad is home from hospital and slowly recovering. But the fact that he is home means that there was no way my mom could leave and come to Florida. So she is there and we are here. Now I know that being in FL I can't expect any sympathy from anyone....and nor should I...but I can still whine a bit. This is my blog after all. The thing is, being at home solo parenting is one thing. Being on vacation with two kids who fight incessantly by yourself without all the comforts of home is actually more work than being at home. Maybe it's because you expect vacations to be nothing but fun and relaxation and when they aren't....well they just aren't that with kids. In any case, today begins day one of 4 days in FL with the kids by myself. And, again, not that I expect any sympathy, but the weather is supposed to turn cold-ish, which means my thoughts of sitting by the pool watching the kids swim all day may not materialize and I will have to find indoor things to do with them in South FL. Anyone?
I have stocked up on groceries because the thought of taking both my kids to a gargantuan American grocery store freaks me the hell out. Here's hoping I was organized enough in my shopping to get through four days without such an expedition. Lord knows I can't seem to do that at home...but here's hoping. Tomorrow if the weather is bad....I think I may try taking the kids to a movie. Chipwrecked, Tin-Tin, Arthur Christmas, Hugo or We Bought a Zoo are all contenders. If the weather stays bad, we may see them all this week as I don't know much else in the area to keep the rugrats occupied...and myself sane!
So there begins our 2012. Happy New Year everyone!
1 comments:
I am finally catching up here. Sorry that your dad has had such a long road; best wishes for his continued progress. Bubble wrap and ping pong balls sounds like a fab kickoff to the new year. Yeah, I only feel slightly sorry that you're stranded in Florida with the kidlets. But the part that made me grin was "the thought of taking both my kids to a gargatuan American grocery store." Yeah, some days I can't stomach that notion either. :)
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