back from a week vaca, lux had a week break from school. we needed the break, a break from the pressure of our never ending schedule, a time to decomprese, to ski, to nap, to go to bed early, to not cook dinner or breakfast or lunch, to not do laundry or walk the dog, managing work the nanny friendships and social engagements.
my mom did that all for us :), thanks mom and dad. we skied, ate out, or ate snacks in, stayed in a condo, made a mess and didn't give a shit about the mess, slept in, slept early, slept often, i wore the same socks for a week without washing them, i don't think i washed my hair either, but instead bathed the kids every night and laughed with them, often, in the bath, at bedtime, in the mornings - huxley "mommy??", "daddy??, geoff??" us - "yes huxley"; huxley "hi". he burnt his fingers, poor buggar, overcame a terrible cold, learned new words (why can't i think of any of them, but i know there were new ones), smiled, laughed, danced, napped, ate salmon, lots of fruit and rice krispies (for the first time).
she - well what can i say, she does everything, everything well (no perfectly) with enthusiasm and an unbreakable spirit - can you say she's a pleaser - she's a pleaser and i worry what her future holds being such a pleaser! but for now, she skis green runs "the cut" to be exact on Grouse mountain. She is kind and all loving to her brother, she keeps us constant company, she too ate salmon, ate little boxes of sugar cereal (who can resist little boxes of sugar cereal or more importantly her), got up early, woke the rest of us up, slept on the floor of our room, slept on the pull out couch, never never complained of being cold, in the bitter cold, complained about her tiresome and horrible ski equipment, long ski lessons in the cold. she played with her vancouver friend billie with walkie talkies - grandpa are you reading this, its a test, she wants walkie talkies for her birthday and who better to get them for her than you! she played with her loving cousins that sincerely seem to love to play with her, thank you holly and fraser, i think you love to play with her as much as she loves to play with you. and her hair grew i swear 2 inches.
geoff got a 3 hour snow shoe in, of lovely peace and quiet. yeah geoff, when is the last 3 hour peace and quiet you've had...i can't remember, but i'm awfully glad you had it.
i, well i just took it all in, i got a good ski in alone, however if i wasn't alone i would have complained about the miserable cold.
but for now, i must ready for the busy week ahead, ballet, lunches, 100 pennies, garbage and recycling day, load the dishwasher, fold laundry, text the nanny, compare schedule with geoff (is everyone covered ALL the time) arrange the week...one, two, three go, is everyone's life like this??
BUT well done Kings Speech - i have renewed faith in the Oscars, well for now.
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I am so glad everyone had a good week. You are not alone, we also just got done with break and life is in full swing Craziness!!
ReplyDeleteWalkie Talkies sound like a winner. We loved babysitting Huxley. Of all of our little boys, Huxley stands out as being on the edge, determined to not miss a thing, interested, curious, busy beyond busy, single minded...you can say that again.And yet he is sensitive, quick to have his feelings hurt by a look, a gesture.He is lucky to have such a wonderful sister who is better able than anyone to appreciate who he is and give him lots of room to be himself.
ReplyDeleteThe house is clean, the dog hair vacuumed away. We can hardly wait for another visit.
Geoff says that we have another Peekaboo Street in the making. What did Papa's ski instructor say ..."keep your belly to the velley." Well she obviously got that one right. The Cut. Good for you Lux... little miss super skier.