Well, Easter Weekend is almost over. What? It’s already over where you are? Well, here in Italy, God’s Capitol, it goes until Wednesday. That’s right, one more day until the schools and daycares open back up. Is it Wed. yet?????
Last year at this time the weather was beautiful. Not so much this year. The whole “weekend” (which started on Thurs. afternoon) has been COLD and RAINY with only brief moments of sun to trick you into thinking you can take the kid hopped up on sugar outside for a minute!
Friday, we had an egg coloring party for Sammi and 3 of her friends. Why did I think egg coloring for 2 year olds was a good idea? Well, it actually wasn’t that bad, except that G must be going through a growing phase right now and was she ever cranky!! Plus, we had skype’d with Daddy the night before so I think she super missed him after seeing him on video. (But, is Skype awesome or what? It even works from Afghanistan!)
Saturday another little friend came over and played for a while in the morning. We were still in our jammies, but I did tell everyone that I don’t mind pop-ins – as long as they don’t care about my house or the fact that we will be in our jammies. (I have one friend here who won’t let anyone in her house unless it is perfectly clean and you have given her a one-day notice that you are coming by.)
Sunday, the big day for the Easter Bunny. I don’t know what is wrong with that bunny. Who would give a kid an egg this big? Hello??? Since the weather was bad the EB hid plastic eggs all over the house, filled with jellybeans. Sammi got the biggest kick out of that. Every time she found an egg she would squeal and shake it. I think she ate about a pound of jellybeans that day.
Today, Monday, looked like it would be nice – but before G woke up it started raining again. When I went in to pick her up out of bed the first thing she said to me was, “Easter Bunny?” Well, I was not going to be trapped indoors all day again. After breakfast we put on her puddle stompers and went out stomping in puddles for about an hour. She gets a big kick out of that. Then, after her nap we went outside for another hour just walking around in the cold and feeding the birdies some cheetos.
Tomorrow, we have a playgroup in the morning for the kids. Thank goodness! Unless the mom organizing it decided to go ahead and have her baby a little early. Haven’t heard yet.
All I can say is, I really don’t know how single parents do it. Plus, G misses Jack so much. She was nearly inconsolable tonight. I had to go back in and cuddle her and talk about Daddy for a little while until she calmed down enough to go back to sleep.
Last year at this time the weather was beautiful. Not so much this year. The whole “weekend” (which started on Thurs. afternoon) has been COLD and RAINY with only brief moments of sun to trick you into thinking you can take the kid hopped up on sugar outside for a minute!
Friday, we had an egg coloring party for Sammi and 3 of her friends. Why did I think egg coloring for 2 year olds was a good idea? Well, it actually wasn’t that bad, except that G must be going through a growing phase right now and was she ever cranky!! Plus, we had skype’d with Daddy the night before so I think she super missed him after seeing him on video. (But, is Skype awesome or what? It even works from Afghanistan!)
Saturday another little friend came over and played for a while in the morning. We were still in our jammies, but I did tell everyone that I don’t mind pop-ins – as long as they don’t care about my house or the fact that we will be in our jammies. (I have one friend here who won’t let anyone in her house unless it is perfectly clean and you have given her a one-day notice that you are coming by.)Sunday, the big day for the Easter Bunny. I don’t know what is wrong with that bunny. Who would give a kid an egg this big? Hello??? Since the weather was bad the EB hid plastic eggs all over the house, filled with jellybeans. Sammi got the biggest kick out of that. Every time she found an egg she would squeal and shake it. I think she ate about a pound of jellybeans that day.
Today, Monday, looked like it would be nice – but before G woke up it started raining again. When I went in to pick her up out of bed the first thing she said to me was, “Easter Bunny?” Well, I was not going to be trapped indoors all day again. After breakfast we put on her puddle stompers and went out stomping in puddles for about an hour. She gets a big kick out of that. Then, after her nap we went outside for another hour just walking around in the cold and feeding the birdies some cheetos.
Tomorrow, we have a playgroup in the morning for the kids. Thank goodness! Unless the mom organizing it decided to go ahead and have her baby a little early. Haven’t heard yet.
All I can say is, I really don’t know how single parents do it. Plus, G misses Jack so much. She was nearly inconsolable tonight. I had to go back in and cuddle her and talk about Daddy for a little while until she calmed down enough to go back to sleep.
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(and just so you know, I did tell G that Easter is really about celebrating when Jesus, a very important prophet of God, goes up into heaven to live with God - but she is 2, so the EB wins for now.)
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