May Road Trip:

Right now we're on a little road trip for the long weekend. This makes for some free time to blog and many little experiences to write about.

We've been here four days now and, although I enjoy the city for a change of pace and scenery, I'm starting to get a bit homesick... We're staying at the duplex that my husband rents, where he lives through the week when he works down here. The property absolutely gorgeous! It's like a nature reserve in the middle of the city, with trees and flowers and a little stream that my father has built a beautiful bridge across... My father's landscaping is amazing! Most of our time here has been spent outdoors... Which is the way I like it! ...Trips to the park, walks through the trails behind the house, climbing the "dirt cliff" in the back yard... Regretfully, I packed our nicest clothes because I wanted us to look our best for the family and friends that we haven't seen for a while... I wish I had known the kids would be grass-staining and wrecking stuff, because they just look like little hobos anyway!

Today I had to go to the laundry-mat and do laundry because we've already gone through a weeks worth of clothes in four days! I wasn't expecting to have to do cleaning on my holiday... And seriously, I have cleaned ALOT! I knew my husband was a pig, but I expected better things from my brother... He's more the clean and organized-type, or so I thought. I had to clean the bathroom just so I could be comfortable taking a shower... The first day I was here I spent the entire day cleaning! I'm sure everybody else thinks I'm a snooty little princess, but I just can't help it, I'm easily grossed-out by dust and dirt, and especially dog hair... Okay, well enough about the pigs- I mean men...

The highlight of yesterday was having a really nice visite with a friend from Hanover that moved here last summer. Seeing how big the babies have gotten since last summer and watching them toddle around and interact with their unique little personalities was so entertaining for us. My friend's little guy likes to put EVERYTHING in his mouth, even scrapes gum off playground equipment at the park- YUMMY! He also doesn't like to share toys, so when he would take one toy away from Jared, Jared would cry a little and then find something else to play with, but "YOINK!" Nicky would take the next thing away. This went on for the majority of our visite, and honnestly I was happy when it was nap time, the crying was too much for me.

When we went home and the kids found a frog getting close to the road, so they caught it in a yogurt container and carried it back to the pond and set it free. The kids were so proud of themselves for "saving the frog", after they had a little fun poking it with a stick and making it jump of course.

Eating here in the city was very interesting, but an easy solution to our usual family arguments of what to have for dinner. Last night I had Thai take-out, with an awesome mango salad and an iced-chai. The kids ate some of the vegetarian pad-thai and some veggies, while Tim had Burger King... Big surprise!

Today was a little slow, we basically sat around most of the day watching movies while it poured rain outside. We took the kids to an indoor park for a bit, but Tim got sick of it fast, so it was back to the tube again... Well, the kids thought it was a treat, since we don't have channels on our TV at home. Tonight we took our dairy-free kids to Baskin Robins after supper... Oh my gosh, was it ever good! I really miss ice cream, but I'm sure I will come to regret it tomorrow. Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum- PUKE!!!

It's almost bedtime, so I should end this for tonight... I'm looking forward to a little romance tonight with my husband... And when I say "romance" I mean an immature comedy, a bag of chips and a cuddle. Hey, I'll take what I can get!