are you ready for lalaland?

I had never seen Bryan so ready to be in bed before. Tonight was indeed special.

I was desperate to get the children to nap this afternoon when we came home from school. My plan was for them to nap at 3pm, and get them to be up by 4.45pm, so that we could make it on time for my acupuncture session at 5.30pm. Yep, I was gonna bring both kids to the clinic and leave them in the treatment room, while I got pricked all over! Crazy, right? By the way, the therapist called to cancel the appointment as soon as the kids were in their bedroom because she had to attend to an emergency call in the hospital.

Anyhow, in my desperation, I told the kids to quickly fall asleep so I said, "Let's get to Lalaland as quickly as possible." Bryan thought that was funny. And he did fall asleep quickly, even though Kristin did not nap at all and was crying the whole time. Partly because she already had a power nap between 2.30pm and 3 pm in the bus.

So tonight, Bryan was rattling on and on, on what possible things one might do, see, experience in Lalaland. Of course, we need to put on our pj's first, drink our milk, brush our teeth and most importantly, use the potty! While Lalaland has everything possible in it, there's one thing Lalaland does not have - a toilet! Anyway, Bryan was all ready to take a tour in the outer space and make his encounter with the extra-terrestrials tonight. Kristin on the other hand really thought we were going to take off to somewhere at this late hour. Then Bryan and I had to explain to her that Lalaland wasn't a place that one could get to by using the usual mode of transport, e.g. car, train, ship, plane. It's a place where one only gains entrance by sleep! So what are we waiting for? We wished each other great adventures for the night!

Really, Lalaland is something more for a 4 year-old than a 2 year-old. Kristin's still not buying it! Or is she missing her dad again? Alan's out at dinner with his colleagues tonight. Gee, next week's gonna be worse. The kids won't see their daddy for the whole week!

I'm really hoping that Bryan will stick to swallowing this new sleep pill of Lalaland! In that way, at least one kid goes to bed with eager!

TGIF!

This has been a really busy week. As soon as my parents left, I can begin to feel that the kids are slowly smothering me.
What have been doing on the mornings when the kids are in preschool?

Monday: I dropped off the kids at school. I went to Aldi and Rewe to pick up groceries for the week. And then I went and waited at the orthopedics patiently to talk to him about my MRI and therapy for the stiff neck and aching shoulders. More of that in another post, perhaps, when there's time.

Tuesday: I went with a friend from the American Consulate to shop at the US base. Yeah, gotta get my supplies of convenience US groceries. But I also ended buying some pretty summer dresses from Carter's for Kristin that cost only 10 USD each! Great buys, right? After that we had a last minute playdate arranged with one of Kristin's classmates. O boy! Was she proud to have her friend in the house for once! So far, it has always been Bryan's friends only. She was busy showing her friend around.

Wednesday: It was Parent Work Day at the school. The Parents-Teachers-Committee is excited to have the patio cleaned up. As the weather warms up, the kids will be able to enjoy the nice outdoor. So a couple of moms and I met up after the drop-off and started working to toss out broken outdoor toys in the shed. It wasn't all that warm that morning until Mr Sun finally showed his face.

Thursday: Now I really need to stay at home to clear some laundry, pack up the playroom before the cleaning lady coomes. Anyhow, I decided that wasn't enough that I started cleaning up the freezer. Nothing better to do right? Yep. I was supposed to be baking the cupcakes for the bake sale tomorrow. What's worse? Cleaning up the freezer or baking cupcakes when the kids are around? The night ended off with the baking and frosting that I finally climbed into bed at 2 am. Just in case you're wondering why these tasks must be spread out the whole day and cannot be completed within half the day? Errm, have you forgotten that I have kids whose main existence at this stage is to cry for parental attention every waking moments?

Friday: Today! I beg Alan to send the kids to school, pack Bryan off for a playdate at the pick up later and bring Kristin home in the afternoon. Then I can finally have the morning off to errr, blog? Oh no! I should be in bed sleeping now! I got my acupuncture appointment in the afternoon to look forward to for some pain relief (stiff neck and aching shoulders).

Where's my gym slot? Probably next week. Now, I'm really not gonna rush my Friday through like I did with most part of this week. But I really wonder how calm I would be this afternoon when I'm at the doctor's with needles poked all over and Kristin grinning with glee as she explores the clinic! What a classic end to the week: My kid is up to some mischief and all I can do is WATCH!

But this should be a nice treat for the weekend, my contribution to the bake sale held to raise funds for Kristin's class. The fruit of my labour...enjoy my Pretty-in-Pinks!