He is so sick and miserable that he pulled all the pillows off the couch to make a nest and then lay down on the floor and pulled a blanket over himself.
Gaze upon the face of 3yr old misery…
Friday, October 23, 2009
The Misery of Thomas
Young Thomas is sick with a fever a very sore throat, and even has a bit of a rash. And he is not just sick, but is sick on the day of an excursion to a kid-friendly farm with his preschool and the day before a now very unlikely Wiggles concert.
He is so sick and miserable that he pulled all the pillows off the couch to make a nest and then lay down on the floor and pulled a blanket over himself.
Gaze upon the face of 3yr old misery…
He is so sick and miserable that he pulled all the pillows off the couch to make a nest and then lay down on the floor and pulled a blanket over himself.
Gaze upon the face of 3yr old misery…
Friday, October 16, 2009
The Flight Across
…with kids. Right at the start let me say that it could have been so very much worse. DFAT had sprung for all 4 of us to fly business class and even Lillian had her own seat. Even better, the people of Air Canada are no fools. Most other people in business class were clustered at the back-end of the cabin leaving us fairly isolated up at the front. This meant we, and especially the kids, had a relatively large amount of space at our disposal. Finally, to be fair, the kids were really rather good about the whole thing.
The entertainment on Air Canada was OK. They provide a very wide, but rather shallow selection. Thankfully there was an all-kids TV and audio channel to keep Thomas relatively enthralled. He was also very impressed to have a chair that turned into a bed, so much so that he ‘went to bed’ three times so I would transform it for him. Lillian was harder, but it also at a stage where almost anything can be solved by sitting on mummy’s lap. Jane managed a little sleep, but I stayed awake the whole flight. During the relative quiet I watched the new Star Trek, Monsters Vs Aliens and DragonBall Evolution. The surprise was Monsters vs. Aliens. Maybe it was the free business class grog, but I reckon it was funny, very much enjoyed it and am happy to recommend it. Star Trek was also excellent, but I had already seen it. That I chose to watch a movie I had already seen ought to give you an idea as to the depth of the entertainment on offer. DragonBall was (as expected) pretty terrible. I picked it as something that I could ½ watch without caring if I needed to attend to a suddenly awake child. Basically, if you want a cheesy fight flick you cannot go past DOA. Better fights, prettier girls.
We flew Canberra to Sydney, and then direct from Sydney to Vancouver. This worked very well. Not least because it allowed us to completely miss the US Customs and Immigration system. It worked even better because Jane had booked us into a hotel that is attached to the airport. It was just 10mins from the gate to our (surprisingly quiet) room. No stuffing about with kids, bags and cabs. We paid just $10 to a redcap porter to manage the bags and followed him through the airport to the hotel, gold. An unexpected feature was the room's huge window facing out over the tarmac. The kids spent hours watching plans, cars, trucks and buses, more gold. And finally, fresh local doughnuts from Jane’s cousin & husband that live in Vancouver and came to visit us, gold again :)
The next day we had a relatively easy wander down to check in, followed by about 5 hours on a plane before arriving in Ottawa where we were met by people dispatched from the High Commission to bundle us into a couple of cars and take us to our serviced apartment.
The entertainment on Air Canada was OK. They provide a very wide, but rather shallow selection. Thankfully there was an all-kids TV and audio channel to keep Thomas relatively enthralled. He was also very impressed to have a chair that turned into a bed, so much so that he ‘went to bed’ three times so I would transform it for him. Lillian was harder, but it also at a stage where almost anything can be solved by sitting on mummy’s lap. Jane managed a little sleep, but I stayed awake the whole flight. During the relative quiet I watched the new Star Trek, Monsters Vs Aliens and DragonBall Evolution. The surprise was Monsters vs. Aliens. Maybe it was the free business class grog, but I reckon it was funny, very much enjoyed it and am happy to recommend it. Star Trek was also excellent, but I had already seen it. That I chose to watch a movie I had already seen ought to give you an idea as to the depth of the entertainment on offer. DragonBall was (as expected) pretty terrible. I picked it as something that I could ½ watch without caring if I needed to attend to a suddenly awake child. Basically, if you want a cheesy fight flick you cannot go past DOA. Better fights, prettier girls.
We flew Canberra to Sydney, and then direct from Sydney to Vancouver. This worked very well. Not least because it allowed us to completely miss the US Customs and Immigration system. It worked even better because Jane had booked us into a hotel that is attached to the airport. It was just 10mins from the gate to our (surprisingly quiet) room. No stuffing about with kids, bags and cabs. We paid just $10 to a redcap porter to manage the bags and followed him through the airport to the hotel, gold. An unexpected feature was the room's huge window facing out over the tarmac. The kids spent hours watching plans, cars, trucks and buses, more gold. And finally, fresh local doughnuts from Jane’s cousin & husband that live in Vancouver and came to visit us, gold again :)
The next day we had a relatively easy wander down to check in, followed by about 5 hours on a plane before arriving in Ottawa where we were met by people dispatched from the High Commission to bundle us into a couple of cars and take us to our serviced apartment.
Monday, October 5, 2009
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