Well, adventure week is over. All that is left is to finish the "Travel Journal" Eleanor will turn in to her class about what we did.
Adventure week is what I called spring break to distract Eleanor from the fact that, unlike most of her friends (it seemed to her, anyway), she was not going on a big trip this past week. One of her friends went skiing, another to Disney World... She asked the mom going to Disney world if she could come along with. The mom said that she didn't know if there would be room in the hotel. Eleanor replied, "I could bring my sleeping bag and sleep on the floor!"
It was also a way to convince myself that staying home during spring break wasn't a bad thing. I think we took one spring break trip while I was in school, down to Florida. The other kids in my school went to Sanibel or Cancun, and came back tanned, while I spent every break in "Sunny Minnesota," reading and wishing the weather would get nice.
Plus, we had a lot of trips I needed to go on that we couldn't do during school, but would be too busy during the weekend. We went to the science museum, the kids museum, the zoo, the park with the carousel and the train... We also got the kids haircuts, which is the trip that Amanda remembers most. ("We went to Snip-its! They have lollipops. a movie, mirrors..." "What else do they have at snip-its?" "hmmm. I don't remember." "Do they cut hair there?" "Oh, yeah, they do!")
Luke was a trooper through the whole thing. Mostly for him it meant eating poorly, no naps, and sitting in the stroller or car for long periods of time when he'd rather walk. I think the part he liked most was watching the baboons chase each other around. The other nice part was having his sisters to adore him (or chase him away, depending) for the whole week. Hmm, do you suppose there is a connection?
It is a relief to have the girls both at school. I'm about to put Luke down for a nap and have some time to myself for what seems like the first time in a long time. I'm trying to decide whether I write blog posts or clean the kitchen... =)
Adventure week is what I called spring break to distract Eleanor from the fact that, unlike most of her friends (it seemed to her, anyway), she was not going on a big trip this past week. One of her friends went skiing, another to Disney World... She asked the mom going to Disney world if she could come along with. The mom said that she didn't know if there would be room in the hotel. Eleanor replied, "I could bring my sleeping bag and sleep on the floor!"
It was also a way to convince myself that staying home during spring break wasn't a bad thing. I think we took one spring break trip while I was in school, down to Florida. The other kids in my school went to Sanibel or Cancun, and came back tanned, while I spent every break in "Sunny Minnesota," reading and wishing the weather would get nice.
Plus, we had a lot of trips I needed to go on that we couldn't do during school, but would be too busy during the weekend. We went to the science museum, the kids museum, the zoo, the park with the carousel and the train... We also got the kids haircuts, which is the trip that Amanda remembers most. ("We went to Snip-its! They have lollipops. a movie, mirrors..." "What else do they have at snip-its?" "hmmm. I don't remember." "Do they cut hair there?" "Oh, yeah, they do!")
Luke was a trooper through the whole thing. Mostly for him it meant eating poorly, no naps, and sitting in the stroller or car for long periods of time when he'd rather walk. I think the part he liked most was watching the baboons chase each other around. The other nice part was having his sisters to adore him (or chase him away, depending) for the whole week. Hmm, do you suppose there is a connection?
It is a relief to have the girls both at school. I'm about to put Luke down for a nap and have some time to myself for what seems like the first time in a long time. I'm trying to decide whether I write blog posts or clean the kitchen... =)
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