Dear Me,

WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?? Okay, maybe it's not quite 'type in caps lock' kind of bad, but seriously, 5 weeks away from home 3 weeks without A, and both #1 & #2 by myself?

Okay, maybe it is caps lock kind of bad.

Next time you get this great idea to go galavanting on your own with two rugrats.......DO IT!! (And that deserves cap locks!). Seriously how boring would it have been to stay in the comfort of you own home for the summer? Visiting the same library/park/coffee shop/beaches, etc...when you could pack up and move every 4-6 days, deal with a 2 year old who doesn't want to go to sleep, a 4 month old who is cluster feeding-seriously, every hour-stares/looks from other parents who deem you unfit or worse, stupid for undertaking a trip like this, and then there is the never-ending neediness of a 2 year old who becuase he is away from home refuses any sort of help from anyone other than mom (you'd be amazed at the things i've managed to do while breast-feeding). But i've seen friends i haven't seen for over 1/2 a year, some for years, i've visited many a coffee shop (and a delicious bakery too), i've purused a few nice local yarn shops, my kids have played at plenty of parks (new every time!), been to a few beaches-who knew not all beaches were sandy-#1 has tried kayaking, gone for runs, been quading, tried outdoor rock climbing, and has had endless playmates.

So while there is a bit of sarcasm to my voice about going in the first place, I say the hell with it, fill up the gas tank and hit the road--slowly so as not to wake the sleeping babes, we all now the longer you can go with sleeping the better;)


Sincerly,
Me-Travelling Mother Version