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The Magic Kingdom, and beyond…
It’s 45 minutes before midnight, and I wish I could cook some of the meal we will enjoy tomorrow, but with my MIL sleeping on the sofa in the living room, which is really just the other end of the first floor that the kitchen is in, that’s not a go. So, I’m posting briefly,…
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Relaxing day of vacation
Today, we opted to go with the low-stress, unprogrammed day of vacation today. Partly, this was motivated by S still being sick, and wanting to give him rest. So, we took our sweet time getting out of jammies and into clothes this morning. Then we went for a walk around the lake that the resort…
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What causes croup? (Other than pertussis)
My last post hit the Internet about 30 minutes before midnight, and we were just packing in to go to bed. Clothes loaded into the washer, R (the DH, or dad – not sure if I’ve used his initial before now, but figure I might as well – at least it’s unique in our household)…
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First full vacation day – Animal Kingdom (and a sick boy)
We arrived in Kissimmee Florida, and found our rental townhouse, by about 5:15pm, just before sunset. It turns out that our unit is on the end, and right next to a really nice little playground, which the boys found enchanting after a long day cramped in the car. We’re just across from the swimming pool…
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En route
We’re in Georgia now, about 3 1/2 hours away from our destination. We stopped for dinner last night at Pizzeria Uno’s near the Potomac Mills mall in Northern Virginia. Our hope was to fill the boys tummies up with nice warm food, and have them sleep through most of the drive. Pizza was a unanimous…
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Vacation – Launched!
Our goal was to be on the road as soon after sunset as possible. We were on the road by 6:30, which we considered to be quite reasonable, given that we hadn’t started packing until about 4:00pm! Things we accomplished today before leaving: eating most of the perishables in the fridge closing and winterizing the…
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Vacation angst … D-1
Today was my last day of work before vacation, and I found myself wishing everyone “Happy Thanksgiving!” It got me thinking about the greetings we offer each other. Does saying “Have a happy thanksgiving!” make it so? Does someone saying to me “Drive safely on your trip to Florida” bestow a protective blessing to keep…
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Vacation Angst
I’ve written here before how much taking a vacation gives me fits of anxiety. We didn’t take a proper vacation this past summer. We did spend a lovely 4 days in Florida in June joining the celebration of our niece’s graduation from high school, and then we spent another weekend at a family camp in…
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Father’s expectations…Son’s reality
My dad left his home in Sri Lanka to travel across the seas to the great New York City, to pursue a graduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Columbia University. I wish I had the photos in my hand of his departure from Sri Lanka – I saw them at my aunt’s home more than…
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Cough, cough, cough…
J has been coughing. Again. While his big brother tends to stay healthy through all weather, and all exposures, J seems prone to catch every bug, and develop every respiratory complication possible. He caught a cold last week, and now he’s left with a residual cough. Because of his reactive airways, we are the proud…
