I really dont think I will ever be able to repay my parents and the Wozniaks for letting us crash with all of them in Bloomington for 4 weeks this summer. I guess thats what parents are for — but I’m sure they are just as excited to go back to regularly scheduled visits. Everyone was exhausted! Our home base was “Mimi’s House”, as the kids called it, and we hopped back and forth daily so we hung out with everyone. The kids had a blast. I liked to use the phrase “Razzle Dazzle ’em” because I felt like we were constantly trying to distract them from the whole mess of moving. We had a constant parade of toys – birthdays – grandparents – holidays – desserts – pools – playgrounds. It was non-stop. I dont think they even had a chance to think about their home/friends/school in Baltimore (which is bittersweet, but I’m glad they werent sad). They were completely out of routine — I relaxed a lot of rules, but then there were a bunch of new rules as well. Everything was different than ‘normal’. So by the end, I dont think any of us were the best versions of ourselves, but we made it through. And I’d much rather the kids be grumpy from too much fun, than from living in a hotel room in Chicago waiting for our rental house.
At Camp Mimi’s we had all sorts of fun. We went to Wonderlab and the Library. Walked to the playground nearly every day. Hung out with Andrew and Jessie (and Killian). Watered the plants. Played in boxes. Went to see Grandma Bear (and saw Aunt Sue who was visiting from France!). I also took them up to Indy for the day to see Celia at the Zoo. And they had their first Jiffy Treat experience. Like I said, they had more than enough activities to keep them busy. And with the extra help, I was able to finish up some high priority projects at work, which I definitely could not have done watching the kids on my own. Thanks to Mimi and PopPop for finding the energy to keep them happy for 4 long weeks! And for putting up with me, when I was tired and grumpy, too 🙂
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