Vacation = Getting Away from It All?
Well, we’re back from vacation, and boy I’m exhausted! We went to the beach for a week and, as usual, things did not quite go as planned.
Have you ever tried sharing a room with an 18 month old?
It’s practically impossible if you ask me. During the middle of the night, our son pops his normally adorable little head up at the foot of our bed, awake and ready to party. Staring at him I could only think of the good old game “Whack a Mole” when the little heads pop up continuously and you have to whack them with a rubber mallet. Only, where was my rubber mallet? So, you guessed it, NO sleep.
We did go for a wonderful walk one evening with the girls. We thought we’d walk to the pier and back. Ambitious yes, but what the hey! As we closed in on the pier, we spotted a large object partially covered by a tarp. It was a beached whale. Not me, an ACTUAL beached whale! Never in my life have I seen such a thing. You can’t truly appreciate how enormous these creatures are until you’ve seen one up close.
The next day, several others decided to walk down to see it as well, taking with them my oldest daughter. Big mistake. Parks and recreation were completing an autopsy by this time, right on the beach. Talk about timing! My daughter saw Biology 101 in action and did not appreciate it whatsoever. Of course, the specialists make sure to mention that it was a baby whale who was separated from its mother. All the while, they were hacking into the poor animal. Perfect.
We recovered a few days later and walked to the pier again to watch some fireworks. It was an amazing show that lasted quite a while. It amazed my daughters and they were thrilled to be there. Walking home, the four blocks felt more like forty. Amongst the huge crowd of visitors, my youngest daughter shouts “Mo-om! My butt’s itchin’ up a storm! Can you scrub it for me when we get home?”
You gotta love parenthood. It’s exhausting and quite often hugely embarrassing, but what a blessing.
Do you have any “oh, my gosh” mom moments to share? Please do.