Evelyn told me the other day with a lot of excitement "I can read my mind!"
Today, I sighed when trying to think of dinner plans. Evelyn heard me and said "What should we have for dinner?" She can read my mind!
Friday, September 24, 2010
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Sunday, September 5, 2010
Thinger nails
Evelyn has a scratch on her leg from her "thinger nail." I do feel bad that she has a scratch, but I have to smile every time I hear her talk about her thinger nails.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
"Mom, do you know how
"Mom, do you know how to get spit in your nose? You just hang upside down and spit. It will roll right in your nose" -Karyn
Michigan
We arrived after a crazy trip on the train!!! I would ride the train again, but not for a while. Our train arrived 6 hours late into Chicago. They were very nice and helped us on the train. Chicago was an entirely different experience. I ended up uncontrollably sobbing in the station after the people there were not helpful at all.
Because the train was 6 hours late we missed the last train going to MI that night. They offered to pay for a hotel after which they would pick us up the next day at 11 am and let us wait at the station until 4 pm when our train would leave. They refused to help us get there earlier...even just 30 minutes earlier, to catch an earlier train. The thought of waiting in the train station for more than 4 hours was unbearable. I was tired. The kids were tired. They told me my options were to get a refund for our trip from Chicago to MI and take the bus or stay the night and wait for the train the next day (we would not get to our destination until midnight the following day).
I think they were tired of dealing with me. The manager told me I was too late for the shuttle to the hotel, that I had no choice but to get a refund and take a cab to the bus station. This is the point at which I broke down. I was crying uncontrollably while the red cap helped us to a cab with our bags. We got outside and there was the shuttle bus, waiting to go to the hotel...he had lied to us. It was too late for us anyway, we got the refund.
The cab took us to the bus station...scary place at 1 in the morning, especially with three kids. I will post pictures of the girls sleeping on the hard tiled floor waiting for the bus. The bus ride was great. We arrived at 7:30 am into Lansing, MI. My Dad and Mom met us at the bus station with hugs and smiles...just what we needed after a somewhat traumatizing experience.
We had a great time at Mari's open house Luau. A lot of people came and the food was great, as always. It was fun to see people I have met in the past and fun to meet new people. My family is so great and everyone always has great things to say about them. It was a nice and relaxing week and I got to start and finish a couple books! I was spoiled!
Being away from Brian for so long was extremely hard. I love him so much. I can't believe how perfect he is for me. I could not even hope for a better husband. He is amazing and it was so nice to be together again when he arrived on Saturday. We went to the beach in Muskegeon. It was beautiful. We were there until the sunset and got to spend a little extra time in the parking lot waiting for someone to help us charge a dead battery.
This was the perfect visit, from games to great food (including a Turkey dinner with all the fixin's) and of course, with wonderful people. Thanks to my family!
Because the train was 6 hours late we missed the last train going to MI that night. They offered to pay for a hotel after which they would pick us up the next day at 11 am and let us wait at the station until 4 pm when our train would leave. They refused to help us get there earlier...even just 30 minutes earlier, to catch an earlier train. The thought of waiting in the train station for more than 4 hours was unbearable. I was tired. The kids were tired. They told me my options were to get a refund for our trip from Chicago to MI and take the bus or stay the night and wait for the train the next day (we would not get to our destination until midnight the following day).
I think they were tired of dealing with me. The manager told me I was too late for the shuttle to the hotel, that I had no choice but to get a refund and take a cab to the bus station. This is the point at which I broke down. I was crying uncontrollably while the red cap helped us to a cab with our bags. We got outside and there was the shuttle bus, waiting to go to the hotel...he had lied to us. It was too late for us anyway, we got the refund.
The cab took us to the bus station...scary place at 1 in the morning, especially with three kids. I will post pictures of the girls sleeping on the hard tiled floor waiting for the bus. The bus ride was great. We arrived at 7:30 am into Lansing, MI. My Dad and Mom met us at the bus station with hugs and smiles...just what we needed after a somewhat traumatizing experience.
We had a great time at Mari's open house Luau. A lot of people came and the food was great, as always. It was fun to see people I have met in the past and fun to meet new people. My family is so great and everyone always has great things to say about them. It was a nice and relaxing week and I got to start and finish a couple books! I was spoiled!
Being away from Brian for so long was extremely hard. I love him so much. I can't believe how perfect he is for me. I could not even hope for a better husband. He is amazing and it was so nice to be together again when he arrived on Saturday. We went to the beach in Muskegeon. It was beautiful. We were there until the sunset and got to spend a little extra time in the parking lot waiting for someone to help us charge a dead battery.
This was the perfect visit, from games to great food (including a Turkey dinner with all the fixin's) and of course, with wonderful people. Thanks to my family!
Puke Flight
Our trip to Michigan was fast and fun. The girls wanted to go back the next day after arriving home. Our trip home was full of adventure and surprises! To start, our plane was delayed. This ended up being quite fortuitous as Evelyn had a screaming headache (she was literally screaming for about 10 minutes) followed by an emptying of her stomach. She soaked herself and my lap with puke...poor girl. Had our plane been on time, we would have been on the plane with no options...vienna sausages and all. As it was, we purchased a shirt for Evelyn that went past her knees and I rinsed and bagged her clothes. I found a family bathroom where I could lock the door to strip down and rinse of my clothes (the airport doesn't sell pants). For some reason the door didn't lock, which I did not know until an airport worker guy openned it up while I was satnding there without pants on. He kindly shut the door and let me finish rinsing my pants. I really didn't do a great job rinsing, worried that some other person might walk in on me any second. I smelled of puke the rest of the trip home, which did not help my nausea in the least bit. All in all, we were very blessed to be at the airport when this happened. Evelyn threw up one more time, but we were prepared with a bag. She slept the rest of the way home, waking only to switch planes and get to our car.
Because our plane was delayed they told us we might miss our connecting flight, which was the last one into SLC that night. We were very blessed when they decided to hold the plane for us. We were running through the airport...it felt like what you would see in the movies. Brian was holding Ewan and had Karyn's backpack on. I was holding Evelyn and Karyn was running along with us. She was a very good sport! We made it on the plane and ended up having to wait for our luggage. Everything went well. The kids were great all the way home. We got home at about midnight. The kids went right to bed. After cleaning the puke off, Brian and I slept like logs.
I love being with my family. I love being home.
Because our plane was delayed they told us we might miss our connecting flight, which was the last one into SLC that night. We were very blessed when they decided to hold the plane for us. We were running through the airport...it felt like what you would see in the movies. Brian was holding Ewan and had Karyn's backpack on. I was holding Evelyn and Karyn was running along with us. She was a very good sport! We made it on the plane and ended up having to wait for our luggage. Everything went well. The kids were great all the way home. We got home at about midnight. The kids went right to bed. After cleaning the puke off, Brian and I slept like logs.
I love being with my family. I love being home.
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