Summer Days...

in Brandon, Florida! We arrived safe and sound yesterday afternoon to a hot and muggy Tampa airport. It was a fairly uneventful trip but let me tell you about anyhow!

Once we got through security in Edmonton, there was a playground for the kids just outside our gate so they played there for a few hours. Our flight left on time at 1am. The kids watched the plane take off and then they both conked out. It was near impossible to wake them up when we got into Toronto. So we were last off the plane which is fine because you have to wait for your stroller anyhow. I was quite proud of my carry on luggage only with 2 kids! All the West Jet people I talked to were quite impressed! I just had Glen's old school bag for our clothes and the kids each had a small back pack with a few things in it.

In Toronto, I had 4 hours. So with no lugguage checked, I headed straight for customs. There was no one there so it was perfect. However, I get up the counter and the idiot tells me that I have to go back to the airline because my customs form is bent! THe corner was curled up?!!!!! SERIOUSLY?????? So I head out and tell the lady at secuirty who's wondering why I'm going backwards and her comment was, "SERIOULY???" So i went to the nearest airline counter... told them I needed a customs form. SHe wouldn't give me one because it wasn't MY airline... I told her in matter of fact terms that I HAVE NO LUGGAGE, I"M JUST CONNECTING... just give me a form!!! After several minutes of haggling she reaches over the counter and gives me a stupid form!!! I even asked her, Well tell me where the West Jet counter is... I mean like DUH... I'm pushing to kids in a stroller, bags etc... give me a break. It's a customs form! No one OWNS those things! And really, what do you suppose they do with them.... shred them at the end of the day??? So I head BACK through security, fill out the stupid form quite angrily, and go through customs! With still nearly 4 hours to go, I head to our gate. We got some juice and a muffin. Kids were too tired to eat so they didn't have much. Wyatt fell back to sleep in the stroller and Mia eventually fell asleep on my lap... so... there we sat. I had to wake them up to have time to go to the bathroom etc and make them run for a few min before we got on our next flight!

Mia was great on the next flight, mesmorized by the TV. Wyatt was a bit restless, but we survived. No one slept that flight. However... I got sick during take off and landing, so filled a few puke bags and then somewhere in the middle of that, Wyatt puked everywhere too! Anyways... we were again last off the plane, by the time I cleaned myself up! So... now we're here!

Kids are excited. I was laying in bed this morning when they came in, and Wyatt was wanting a drink. But I wasn't allowed to get out of bed because Gma would get it!! ha... When I informed them that Gma was at work, they weren't really too sure what to think! We'll find things to do, I"m sure.

Mia's playing a video game, Wyatt is playing with dolls and making supper! Does that sound like role reversal?!!!

We were all in bed by 7:30 last night and enjoyed a much needed sleep in until 9:30 this morning! Hope it continues!