24 Hours With Opa

My dad came to visit, from Saskatchewan, for just 24 short hours on his way to India. We were so excited to spend some time with him. Unfortunately on the way to the airport yesterday morning, Rachel threw up. Sadly, she was wearing only a sleeper and her winter jacket, she was in Sam's car seat, and we had forgotten the diaper bag at home. And she was holding Funny Bunny, her favourite stuffed animal. After a quick stop at a gas station to clean her up as best as we could, and after making a quick stop at Target to get her some new pjs, a new blanket, and a new stuffed animal, we were back in the car. And we were only a few minutes late to pick up my dad.

Instead of spending the afternoon playing with Opa, Rachel lay on the couch, alternately watching Franklin, dozing, and wanting to be held. And throwing up again. I spent the afternoon taking our car for a quick interior clean (it smelled AWFUL) and holding Rachel.

Can I just be honest for a moment here? I am so incredibly tired of our family being sick. I feel like we have had more than our fair share of sick days this past winter. Rachel has missed more than half her days of preschool since the beginning of December and last week was the first week since mid-November that Sam got to go to school all five days. This has been the most frustrating winter in terms of our family's health. So while part of me was so disappointed that Rachel was sick, there was another part of me that was just resigned. I really can not wait for this season of our life to be over. End rant. And thanks for listening.

So, because Rachel wanted me to hold her, Dad ended up cooking supper. I had planned a special supper to have an early Valentine's celebration. We had Beef and Guinness Stew and a heart shaped fruit pizza for dessert. I even pulled out our Valentine's tablecloth to make things a little more festive.

After supper, Rachel (who had perked up a little), Sam and my dad played Sam's homemade Snakes and Ladders game. As long as you are prepared to have Sam be a little "flexible" with the rules, you can come and play too! Sam also showed that he could carry everything Opa was taking to India with him. (My dad is one of the lightest packers I have ever encountered. His backpack for a month in India weighs 12 pounds.)

This morning Sam and Rachel were having a rough go of it and both wanted to sit on Opa's lap. I hope he felt very loved!

After walking Sam to school, Opa and Rachel Facetimed with Oma.

Then Rachel decided she needed a smoothie. Opa indulged her.

 

 

And after that whirlwind visit, we dropped Opa off, and he caught a cab to the airport. Have fun in India Opa.

And if you have any extra good health lying around please send it our way. We could use some normalcy around here.