After the Wedding!

So my kids are watching gobs of TV here in Southern Cal while I finally get to compute.

The "Wedding" has been the InnerChange conference that we went to as a family. Darren planned it with another person but it was intense and so we referred to it as the "wedding" and couldn't wait for it to pass--the planning that is, the conference was GREAT! There was constant amazing childcare for the kids so much so that it was like a kid's camp for them and I could go to almost all the meetings which were really good with great speakers, some from interesting monastic orders. Anyways, there were a lot of late night phone calls D was doing in England to hammer down the details of this conference and I was so done with it and now we ARE done with it!

Prior to it though, I and the kids had a great family time in SF (D had meetings) seeing their friends, and some of mine, and really appreciating it. It was amazing to see how there was no arguing amongst my two plus their friend Bree for 3 days while we stayed with them. What a difference a year can make at this stage!

We are now in southern Cal with Darren's parents and are enjoying seeing everyone INCLUDING especially the cousins. And we are going in the pool everyday which assures my tan and disgusting hair and which also takes care of the bathing for the day, so to speak. It is a great time.

However, I miss my tea constancy desperately for it is not here--talk is all about coffee...........

Our kids are over their longing for the return of their car as they easily get carsick and seem to have no tolerance for even 30 minute drives. On the way to their Aunt Sarah's yesterday ( a 30 minute drive), J asked when we were gonna be there as we pulled out of the driveway. And the other thing is that J thinks that we are going too fast when we drive since he doesn't have much of a concept for driving and how fast cars go.