Friday 3/9/2007
DAY 1
All 3 kids took turns getting sick... First it was Timothy, a few days after we got back from Irving blending meeting, Timothy started having low grade fever... I predicted it... because everytime after the blending meeting kids would get sick. Then it was Acacia, she had a super running nose... and a low grade fever as well. She is still not fully recovered as of today(3/19)... still a little damp nose. Then it was Jacob's turn... RIGHT before our spring break vacation. On Thursday night Jacob started to have fever, so it really bothered daddy and me. We were struggling with the idea of cancelling the whole trip, knowing all 3 kids were sick and the weather in North East is cold. Our plane was going to depart at 6:55 am... and we had to leave the house at 5am. So we said, we would make a final decision by 4am whether to cancel the trip or not. And we almost DID. But the boys woke up very excitedly(with a fever still), saying they were ready for the airplane ride!!! So we thought, oh well, we might as well go and not waste the money on our prepaid rental car... and maybe we would have some fun anyway.
Brother David was very nice to take us to the airport at such an early time. We carried heavy loads of luggages, since we had to have winter/ski clothes. So just imagine how hard it was... dragging 3 sick kids and tons of luggages, waiting to check in, before the sun even rose.
And the VERY VERY annoying experience to pass through security. We had to dump our water bottles, practically take out everything in our pockets, had to undress, took off shoes... having our backpacks checked... you name it.
Finally we got on the plane. Although the kids were sick they were all very good during the flight. We had a smooth and nice trip. Acacia did amazingly well. She wasn't fussy at all and slept during the 2nd half of the flight.
We dicided to head directly to NY to stay with my good-old-friend Joyce. Several reasons, the most important one being the kids' sickness.. we wanted to let them recover before we do any snow skiing. So we took the rental car and poor tired daddy had to drive to NY while we snoozed in the car. He said he also napped a few times while driving... YIKES!! And the poor navagation system... took us on a very scenic route that took a lot longer than it's supposed to be. HAHA. Well, I finally woke up before we entered NY and provided some help with the map and directions.
FINALLY, finally, we got to Joyce's house... I was a little nervous. It's been 5+ years since we saw one another. I felt like I was going on a blind date :D But what a relief to see dear Joyce. I felt right at home. And we saw uncle Jeff. So all this time we all padded on some pounds. haha. So we started our wonderful week at NY.
DAY 1
All 3 kids took turns getting sick... First it was Timothy, a few days after we got back from Irving blending meeting, Timothy started having low grade fever... I predicted it... because everytime after the blending meeting kids would get sick. Then it was Acacia, she had a super running nose... and a low grade fever as well. She is still not fully recovered as of today(3/19)... still a little damp nose. Then it was Jacob's turn... RIGHT before our spring break vacation. On Thursday night Jacob started to have fever, so it really bothered daddy and me. We were struggling with the idea of cancelling the whole trip, knowing all 3 kids were sick and the weather in North East is cold. Our plane was going to depart at 6:55 am... and we had to leave the house at 5am. So we said, we would make a final decision by 4am whether to cancel the trip or not. And we almost DID. But the boys woke up very excitedly(with a fever still), saying they were ready for the airplane ride!!! So we thought, oh well, we might as well go and not waste the money on our prepaid rental car... and maybe we would have some fun anyway.
Brother David was very nice to take us to the airport at such an early time. We carried heavy loads of luggages, since we had to have winter/ski clothes. So just imagine how hard it was... dragging 3 sick kids and tons of luggages, waiting to check in, before the sun even rose.
And the VERY VERY annoying experience to pass through security. We had to dump our water bottles, practically take out everything in our pockets, had to undress, took off shoes... having our backpacks checked... you name it.
Finally we got on the plane. Although the kids were sick they were all very good during the flight. We had a smooth and nice trip. Acacia did amazingly well. She wasn't fussy at all and slept during the 2nd half of the flight.
We dicided to head directly to NY to stay with my good-old-friend Joyce. Several reasons, the most important one being the kids' sickness.. we wanted to let them recover before we do any snow skiing. So we took the rental car and poor tired daddy had to drive to NY while we snoozed in the car. He said he also napped a few times while driving... YIKES!! And the poor navagation system... took us on a very scenic route that took a lot longer than it's supposed to be. HAHA. Well, I finally woke up before we entered NY and provided some help with the map and directions.
FINALLY, finally, we got to Joyce's house... I was a little nervous. It's been 5+ years since we saw one another. I felt like I was going on a blind date :D But what a relief to see dear Joyce. I felt right at home. And we saw uncle Jeff. So all this time we all padded on some pounds. haha. So we started our wonderful week at NY.
