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Jul. 2nd, 2010 02:28 pmI wrote this on Tuesday but have had Internet problems ever since, so I am only able to post it now.
Now that I have my rant about Continental out of the way, I thought I should move on to the fun parts. :) We have been having a great time so far, although we haven't been all that busy. Yesterday, we were all so tired by the time we arrived at seven in the morning that we weren't worth much. Whitley and I napped for a couple of hours and then we had lunch. Afterwards, we walked down to a little playground and let Evie run around. She thought that was lovely. M's sister; Kina, found some blueberries growing and fed some to Evie, who loved them, so we ended up with Evie sitting on her behind in the middle of a blueberry patch, picking and eating as many as she could find. They were quite small and apparently it's too early for them to be ripe, but they were. It was, as the Swedes were saying, pretty much what a visit to Sweden should be about.
There was nothing much else going on that evening. Evelyn fell asleep at 6:30 in Farmor´s lap (M's mom), which we all thought was pretty sweet. Whitley fell asleep not long later. We had a light dinner and then headed to bed. Evie woke up at 11:30 (5:30 p.m. EST) and took about an hour to fall asleep enough to put her back in bed. By then, M and I were both wide awake, our bodies thinking it was 6:00 in the evening. We were up for a while and then finally were able to sleep. E woke up at 6:30 Swedish time, wanting water. I gave her a cup and she lay in her bed, drinking for a minute, while M and I were still laying there, just waiting for her to make us get up.. I mean, she'd been asleep twelve hours by then, so we knew she wouldn't fall asleep again. But... after a minute, she said, 'Does this bed have any blankets on it?', so I went to cover her up and she fell asleep again. We all fell back asleep and didn't rouse again until M's mom woke us up at NOON. So... Evelyn and Whitley both slept about eighteen hours. M and I slept less than that, but still a considerable amount. :) So.. we were feeling a lot better today.
Anyway, M informed Whitley that we were driving four hours to a really tall mountain to hike, since we were just so energetic, but of course what he meant was that we were driving five minutes to go shopping in a mall for a couple of hours, because he continually lies to her about anything he can think of. It's just one of their crazy things. Luckily, she knows he is making things up most of the time so she doesn't ever believe a word he says. So we did a bit of shopping, but didn't really buy anything because of the sticker shock of all the prices.
So, back the house and dinner, which we all enjoyed.. even Evie! Ham and pasta. We've just been hanging out at home since. M is attempting to put Evie to sleep, which is not going very well, from the sounds of it, and Whitley is upstairs in her room, writing in her travel journal, I think. As Evelyn did, in fact, sleep until noon, I am not sure how the sleeping project is going to turn out, but it IS nearly eleven p.m. so it should be okay.
In other news, her eyes are fine. The pink eye seems to be gone completely, though the pediatrician's nurse said to give the meds for a couple more days just in case (I called today--somehow I believe I was their only call from Sweden! haha) She is also not contagious after the first 24 hours, which I assumed but wanted to check on. She hates them with a red hot passion, so I was hoping they'd be optional at this point, but alas..not yet.
Tonight, we are vowing to go to bed at a decent time, even though we are not sleepy, and get up at eight or so and get going on the day. Jet lag sucks. :)
Now that I have my rant about Continental out of the way, I thought I should move on to the fun parts. :) We have been having a great time so far, although we haven't been all that busy. Yesterday, we were all so tired by the time we arrived at seven in the morning that we weren't worth much. Whitley and I napped for a couple of hours and then we had lunch. Afterwards, we walked down to a little playground and let Evie run around. She thought that was lovely. M's sister; Kina, found some blueberries growing and fed some to Evie, who loved them, so we ended up with Evie sitting on her behind in the middle of a blueberry patch, picking and eating as many as she could find. They were quite small and apparently it's too early for them to be ripe, but they were. It was, as the Swedes were saying, pretty much what a visit to Sweden should be about.
There was nothing much else going on that evening. Evelyn fell asleep at 6:30 in Farmor´s lap (M's mom), which we all thought was pretty sweet. Whitley fell asleep not long later. We had a light dinner and then headed to bed. Evie woke up at 11:30 (5:30 p.m. EST) and took about an hour to fall asleep enough to put her back in bed. By then, M and I were both wide awake, our bodies thinking it was 6:00 in the evening. We were up for a while and then finally were able to sleep. E woke up at 6:30 Swedish time, wanting water. I gave her a cup and she lay in her bed, drinking for a minute, while M and I were still laying there, just waiting for her to make us get up.. I mean, she'd been asleep twelve hours by then, so we knew she wouldn't fall asleep again. But... after a minute, she said, 'Does this bed have any blankets on it?', so I went to cover her up and she fell asleep again. We all fell back asleep and didn't rouse again until M's mom woke us up at NOON. So... Evelyn and Whitley both slept about eighteen hours. M and I slept less than that, but still a considerable amount. :) So.. we were feeling a lot better today.
Anyway, M informed Whitley that we were driving four hours to a really tall mountain to hike, since we were just so energetic, but of course what he meant was that we were driving five minutes to go shopping in a mall for a couple of hours, because he continually lies to her about anything he can think of. It's just one of their crazy things. Luckily, she knows he is making things up most of the time so she doesn't ever believe a word he says. So we did a bit of shopping, but didn't really buy anything because of the sticker shock of all the prices.
So, back the house and dinner, which we all enjoyed.. even Evie! Ham and pasta. We've just been hanging out at home since. M is attempting to put Evie to sleep, which is not going very well, from the sounds of it, and Whitley is upstairs in her room, writing in her travel journal, I think. As Evelyn did, in fact, sleep until noon, I am not sure how the sleeping project is going to turn out, but it IS nearly eleven p.m. so it should be okay.
In other news, her eyes are fine. The pink eye seems to be gone completely, though the pediatrician's nurse said to give the meds for a couple more days just in case (I called today--somehow I believe I was their only call from Sweden! haha) She is also not contagious after the first 24 hours, which I assumed but wanted to check on. She hates them with a red hot passion, so I was hoping they'd be optional at this point, but alas..not yet.
Tonight, we are vowing to go to bed at a decent time, even though we are not sleepy, and get up at eight or so and get going on the day. Jet lag sucks. :)
