I had a hard time getting started in the morning, and unfortunately that meant Lily did almost everything getting the packing and the kids ready. As I was doing my little part, I felt bad about both not being more helpful, and also not taking more pictures of the beautiful house we stayed in. I snapped some photos even though the house wasn’t put together during during our unpacking just to capture the essence.
The drive home was difficult for both Lily and myself. We’ve both been feeling some intensity and frustration at this period in our lives and we both needed vent a little. Being next to each other in a car for 8 hours, we vented at each other. We are particularly concerned about Lily’s arms which fall asleep at night, as well as her frequent hand pain. I researched it when we got home and I think it is carpal tunnel and some arthritis. She’s seeing a doctor in a couple of weeks to check things out. Also, I was trying to solve her problems in the car ride, rather than listening and empathizing, so that added to the difficulty.
Anyway, while Lily and I were having a rough go, the kids were being perfect, angelic, and absolutely adorable. They created a pretend passenger named Bob, and spent a fair chunk of the car ride home laughing, joking and talking about Bob,
Lydia and Mary also made this cute stop-motion video:
We got home in time for Lydia’s volleyball practice at 6:40