Well, the Andersons have officially survived the first week of my return to work. We are happy to say that Jack is still alive and Darrel did not go crazy switching to being a stay at home Dad. It was a trial by fire though...Darrel got a nasty bout of the flu on Tuesday and by Friday Jack had it. We spent the weekend catching up on much needed sleep. I miss being at home with Jack but it is also nice in some ways to have the structure and accomplishments that come with work outside the home. This transition has been made much easier with Darrel being home with Jack. They are both happy when I leave and come home from work, no tearful goodbyes.
It was a nice fall day today, 10 degrees, but the wind was chilly, I can feel winter nipping on our heels. I read in the paper today about some crazy BC guy who wants to come to Winnipeg for a winter vacation, and he was asking what there was to do in Winnipeg over the Christmas week. Basically the columnist said nothing...he did a HORRIBLE job of promoting Winnipeg. I expect such a response from someone like me but not from a newspaper columnist. :) Yup, we're really looking forward to winter in our house.
After I got home from work we went for a walk in the forest near our house and we saw something that made us wish we had brought the camera. You know how you sometimes get those emails with pictures of pets that look like their owners, this was a woman and her dog that could have fit in quite nicely. The dog was big, the size of a lab but with a big wooly curly coat that covered its eyes and the woman had hair the same colour and it was big and wooly and curly and covered HER eyes. Darrel and I had a good laugh about it once we got far enough away.
We are planning on going to Salt Lake for Christmas, my Mom keeps calling with news that she's found another toy for Jack at the second hand store (her favorite place to shop). Last week she found him a musical pony, it sings a song about cowboys going for a ride if you pull one ear and says "Let's go for a ride" if you pull the other. I keep thinking it to myself and snickering, it's pretty cute. What a good Grammie she is.
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Kirsten, Good-luck being back at work. I am looking forward to reading your blog. It is a good idea to set this up. The digital scrapbook work is incredible, each page I look at I am astounded at how beautifully well done they are. I have had trouble with my website for about a year and havent been able to post anything for a year (grrr) so I might follow your lead if this blog works well for you.
Sending you, Darryl and baby Jack tons of love,
Lily
I am happy to hear that the first week went well - and as bad as I feel for Darrel and his flu, I'm kinda glad he's a "real mom" now. Child-rearing waits for nothing. Love your entry and love you, too! Miss you and can't wait to hear more from my bestest Winnipegger friend. :)
Luv, Karly
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