We did it. The husband and I schlepped the 10-year-old and the 13-year-old all over London and Paris and inbetween, literally, and survived, fairly unscathed. I arrived home to find that, when I sat down to work at my laptop, an evil computer virus had taken its toll, thereby preventing my accessing any files or folders. No big deal! oy. So... I can do little work while my computer is with my company IT folks trying to solve the problem... so continued apologies for no blogs. :(
We flew into London last Sunday night into Monday morning, and I showered and went to work (the London Book Fair) after the all-night plane ride. I'm so busy at the Fair that I don't notice jet lag... I just keep plugging along and don't have time to think about it. I left the fair and got back to the hotel room around 4:30 or 5:00 pm London time to find all three boys, the husband and 2 sons, completely sacked out in the hotel room, fast asleep. It took me quite a bit of effort to get them all up to go get some dinner. The 10-year-old was so groggy and disoriented that he thought it was the next morning!
I tell you that story to tell you why I was chuckling when I overheard the 10-year-old talking on the phone to my mom the evening we got home.
"Yeah... it was great. ... [blah blah blah]. No! I didn't get jet lag AT ALL. I was perfectly fine."
ha.
more tomorrow (or the next day?) on: the hazards of flight with children, the hazards of sleeping in one hotel room with children, eating with children in restaurants, and more!
QUOTE OF THE DAY (OR MORE): "No, no. You don't understand. This is an '89 Calico. I'm pretty sure that exceeds the Kelly Blue Book value. The cat's totaled." --A comedian whose name I forget talking about a vet who presents a $3,000 bill for a 12-year-old cat |
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Welcome home!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the laptop. Being chained to a desk is infuriating...
Looking forward to hearing about the trip!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty funny. I come from a family with seven kids so I know all about being stacked into a hotel room like sardines.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! I can't wait to hear about your trip!
ReplyDeleteJet lag is the worst. When I was 18, my Mom and I went to Nepal for 2 weeks. When I got home I slept for an entire day, didn't even wake up to pee!
Yay, welcome back! I have been thinking it's time for me to be brave and try a trip with the kids, but I guess I'll wait to hear your tale before I commit.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you should come over and add your thoughts to a post about the French. I am getting all sorts of great comments about European travel!
Thanks, everybody! I've been faithfully trying to catch up on all of your blogs....
ReplyDeleteWendy - I did comment on your French post... :)