We are leaving tonight for a friend's cottage on the Bonnechere River near Eganville, Ontario. We'll spend 3 nights and 3 days there, hopefully relaxing. :o)
The crazy part, of course, is getting ready to go. We have to get packed.
Show of hands: How many of you have tackled the task of packing for four people while the two youngest of your brood unpack every bag to see if they can find their pocket knives?
Anyone?
Anyone...?
Well, I seem to be alone in my predicament. That's too bad. I was hoping for some advice.
The only way I can cope with the frustration is to take a time out and write today's blog post.
The pocket knives were souvenirs from Québec City last year. They are like swiss army knives, with different tools in them like scissors and screw drivers. They will be handy for sharpening sticks to roast marshmallows and hot dogs on, but I do not want the boys playing with them in the house. The reason I hid them in the first place was that they became weapons when the boys got in an argument. At that point, I decided they were not mature enough to have them.
This weekend, I will try to let them have the pocket knives and see if they can be responsible with them. The problem is, First Son asked me to pack them for the trip and as soon as I said that I already had, both boys started looking for them. That is very annoying, when everything in the bags was nicely folded and rolled. To my credit, though, they have not managed to unearth the knives. I hid them that well. *smug smile*
We still have to eat lunch, take Second Son to gymnastics, during which I have to do groceries, then we have to have supper, pack the car, go to cake decorating class (a special class for the boys to decorate Easter cakes), and we leave for the cottage from there. Somewhere between all of that I have to fit in the time to go get the cottage keys. Oh, and I also may get a call from the person who wants to buy our spare blue Nintendo for $100. Like I said, Crazy Day. I had better get back to it.
I'm sorry that today's post is so short. I don't know if I will have time to get online before next Wednesday, so I would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter if you celebrate it, and a lovely weekend to all even if you don't.
Take care,
Enikő
xxx
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