Apr
7
Seven hours south
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Man, I can’t tell you how thankful I am that whatever ailment Riley was dealing with largely disappeared before our long-ass drive to Oregon. I also can’t tell you how ashamed I am for getting completely fed up with my kid’s foul mood on Saturday and yelling at him Mommy-Dearest-style to STFU and stop all that goddamned whining, right before we finally figured out that he wasn’t just being an asshole for fun, he was sick, and not just a little bit sick but firehose-down-the-entirety-of-JB’s-backseat-with-barf-while-running-a-102-degree-temperature-god-could-it-be-any-more-obvious-you-MORON sick.
At any rate, we all survived the trip just fine and we’re here at the coast for the next couple weeks. JB leaves tomorrow to stay in Eugene for the night before flying to Shanghai early Wednesday morning, but we made a quick trip to the ocean with Riley this afternoon:
It’s kind of a nice change of pace to be here. JB’s parents are happy to watch the kids, so I plan to get out on my own at least a little bit during our stay. I bought a two-week membership to a local gym, there’s a movie theater nearby, and about a thousand beaches to explore.
Hopefully the time will go by quickly, but maybe not too quickly — I just sort of realized the other day that I’m scheduled to go back to work in less than a month. Maternity leave, in my opinion, is ass-backwards: frankly, I’d have preferred to go right back to work after giving birth, then get my time off as soon as the baby started smiling. Anyone with me on that one?
Apr
5
Status
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Countdown to leaving on a 7+ hour car drive: 12 hours
Number of toddlers suddenly feverish and vomiting: 1
Sense of despair: TOTAL
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