Last night was one of the worst nights sleep I’ve had in a long time. I felt like there was a fist in my stomach and a heating pad offered very little relief, I’m sitting at the airport waiting for Hans to park the car and still fighting pain. I don’t understand it and the only explanation I can come up with is the green beans that I ate at the stone bowl yesterday.   Anyway, hopefully the medical marijuana will kick in soon and provide pain relief.  I desperately want to feel good so I can truly enjoy my time with the kids and Abby.

Hans and I are sitting on a bench after going through TSA pre-check. Dad is nowhere to be seen. Hans was randomly selected to be screened and a TSA employment took Dad away. Now he is having an x-ray for the last  time 🙂

I am happy to report that the one baby on the plane did not so much as shed a tear.  She took a bottle, took a nap and took in the plane ride without a fuss. Thanks Abigail 😍

We rented a 12 passenger van and boy is it big! Fortunately there is an alley next to the Morrison House where we could stash the behemoth. The kids trickled in and we all gathered in the cozy room off the lobby.  I was so happy for us all to be together.   

I had a great time with my cousin Deena tonight. We were talking about motherhood and we both feel like part of our jobs as mothers is to be the glue that binds the family.  We want those bonds to remain long after we’re gone. To the end, Deena has created a beautiful tradition for her 2 sons  One of them is a Stockbroker in NYC and one of them is a teacher, so you would be right to suppose there is a big disparity in their incomes. Deena realized that they might never vacation together because of that so she pays for them to have fabulous trips together each year.  The only requirement is that they send pictures. Which they do.  This makes her very happy! 

Btw I got the following note from Kassandra. 

It was so wonderful to see you ❤️❤️❤️  

Just letting you know my 6 kittens are down to 3!!  2 went to rescue woohoo 

I sent back “woohoo indeed”😄

We are tucked in for the night at 8pm. Tomorrow we have to leave by 7:30 am.  Good night.