Flying home

I realize my posts are long over due at this point but I am still struggling with settling into the juggling act of a single mom during the week.

Just wanted to mention that the girls were stars on the flights home. We had to yank them out of their warm beds at 3:30 a.m. which really sets you up for failure. This time around we had a layover and were going to be traveling during daylight hours. Not ideal in my book.

Once on the plane, Lila was strapped into a car seat as well as Savannah. Savannah managed to squeeze herself into Adeline's so that we could then switch Adeline to the seat and have Savannah as our "lap child." Much easier holding her than a squirmy toddler.

Adeline pulled her old trick again. She vomited multiple times and dropped her sats to the high 80's. She was pretty miserable until she finally fell asleep. I am assuming flying makes her motion sick. Once asleep she was fine but that took until the end of the first flight. Lila didn't sleep during the first flight but hung out like a champ and required very little attention.

At the end of the first flight we chose to be the last people off. While we were gathering up our many items the pilot took Savannah to the cockpit and let her pretend to fly the plane. He was so kind. He took time to talk to her about where she lived and was able to understand her very soft and quiet voice. He had her push all sorts of buttons. In addition, he had her type in her city in order to print its weather report. She was sent home with wings for her and her sisters and a hot and humid weather forecast for our arrival into Philly. What was most impressive was that the pilot then helped us carry our car seats off the plane. I wish there was some way I could recognize his kindness.

The second flight was pretty uneventful. Adeline had an empty stomach which prevented the puking episodes. She wasn't real sleepy and enjoyed saying "hi" to everyone reading their papers in first class. Lila fell asleep for a couple of hours and later woke up to watch Sesame Steet on my iPod. Savannah also napped in Adeline's car seat. We usually had two kids asleep and one awake. Not bad for a long day of traveling.

I must say our kids are amazing travelers. No crying, disruption or an overbearing family presence by us and our children when on a plane. I would have never dreamed of being so lucky.

She was a Star

Yes, she still takes Bunny in car and whatever other stuffed animal that she is enjoying for the day





Did I think she would be anything less? Not really but the start of anything can go either way with Savannah. Brandywine seems different for her. She has been there for the past two years and knows all of the staff members except, oddly enough, her head teacher. I guess that didn't matter because she said, "good morning" and hung her backpack up like a pro. I was proud and exceedingly happy to have her in preschool again -that is, not Kindergarten.

Oddly enough, I was a bit unsettled as I drove away. I didn't take her to orientation (Daddy did) which left me meeting the teacher for the first time on the first day of school. I didn't have the "warm fuzzies" and felt like I just left her there. I am sure Mrs. Moscorelli is a great teacher and is very kind and loving but I don't KNOW that. I stood in the aisle of Giant across the street from Savannah's school a bit worried. Was she okay? Did she need bit more assurance than she was receiving? Would they call if she cried? Oh goodness, is she crying? It is hard to not KNOW.

Of course, it all ended up being fine and we are three days into the year now. Savannah is as happy as ever to be going to school. I don't know what I am going to do when I drop her off on her first day of Kindergarten not knowing the staff, teacher or parents. How do people do this, I just don't know.


The face that greeted me at pick up