Hey Debbie!
I just slipped back in quietly there, and you noticed! What a sweetie you are.
We had a good time. I think the kids had a better time than I did. I come from a large family, but have lived over here for 13 years away from them, and I found it hard to get used to being surrounded by people 24/7 with barely a moment to myself top think!!!! By the time I got used to them all again, 3 weeks had passed and we ghad to fly back. I spent three days moping around after returning thinking, "oh no, back here again and the usual routine!!!!" But a lot of that has to do with the usual conflicting feelings surrounding the start of another academic year: having to knuckle down to work again full throttle, starting kids at a new school, endless paperwork etc.
So we took off as a family over the Labour day w/e and travelled around the Michigan shoreline, at Sleeping Bear dunes, swimming a little, hiking a little, camping and eating ice cream on a bench watching small town Michigan life go by, and it was perfect. We hadn't had a holiday as a family for 3 years, and even 4 days is important to all reconnect. I loved it.
So in London I took the kids to lots of touristy places and they had a blast! The Tudor Hampton Court (residence of Henry viii and James 1st), the Tower of London (11th century royal residence on the Thames turned dungeons for chopping off famous heads!!), London Zoo and Aquarium, the London Eye (huge ferris wheel to see all over Cental London and Big Ben and the Houses of parliament), and Legoland (fun rides and the like). We visited family members, all hung out at the beach, drank coffee, went shopping til we dropped at the local malls, my parents' 50th wedding anniversary party was fabulous and went really well; I wore a gorgeous slinky purple silk dress my sister bought for me and I saw people I have not seen for 15 years and hardly any of them have changed at all! and I didn't work out once!! No time!!!!!
So I have just been for my first power walk today and the sky was so blue I loved it.
So Debbie, how are YOU?????? How has your Summer been? How are the grandkids and when do you get to see them next? How's the recovery from injury getting on and are you back on your normal teaching schedule yet?
Answers on a postcard please!!!!!! Look forward to talking to you some more,
Clare
I just slipped back in quietly there, and you noticed! What a sweetie you are.
We had a good time. I think the kids had a better time than I did. I come from a large family, but have lived over here for 13 years away from them, and I found it hard to get used to being surrounded by people 24/7 with barely a moment to myself top think!!!! By the time I got used to them all again, 3 weeks had passed and we ghad to fly back. I spent three days moping around after returning thinking, "oh no, back here again and the usual routine!!!!" But a lot of that has to do with the usual conflicting feelings surrounding the start of another academic year: having to knuckle down to work again full throttle, starting kids at a new school, endless paperwork etc.
So we took off as a family over the Labour day w/e and travelled around the Michigan shoreline, at Sleeping Bear dunes, swimming a little, hiking a little, camping and eating ice cream on a bench watching small town Michigan life go by, and it was perfect. We hadn't had a holiday as a family for 3 years, and even 4 days is important to all reconnect. I loved it.
So in London I took the kids to lots of touristy places and they had a blast! The Tudor Hampton Court (residence of Henry viii and James 1st), the Tower of London (11th century royal residence on the Thames turned dungeons for chopping off famous heads!!), London Zoo and Aquarium, the London Eye (huge ferris wheel to see all over Cental London and Big Ben and the Houses of parliament), and Legoland (fun rides and the like). We visited family members, all hung out at the beach, drank coffee, went shopping til we dropped at the local malls, my parents' 50th wedding anniversary party was fabulous and went really well; I wore a gorgeous slinky purple silk dress my sister bought for me and I saw people I have not seen for 15 years and hardly any of them have changed at all! and I didn't work out once!! No time!!!!!
So I have just been for my first power walk today and the sky was so blue I loved it.
So Debbie, how are YOU?????? How has your Summer been? How are the grandkids and when do you get to see them next? How's the recovery from injury getting on and are you back on your normal teaching schedule yet?
Answers on a postcard please!!!!!! Look forward to talking to you some more,
Clare