I've been busy in the run-up to our lil gathering of my fave ladies and their respective spouses in Philly, which happened last Saturday, what with getting on with my beading projects, painting an original pot in which to stand our fake lil Christmas tree, (not getting a full-sized one this year for several reasons) making cookies and then getting us all ready for the 'off' on Saturday morning so I've not had much time to put anything down in my blog.
Our Philly meet was, as always, brilliant and well-worth the travel, (which wasn't too bad this time as our directions were so much simpler, plus we knew where we were going anyway)!
It was great to see everyone again and finally to get to meet Gareth, also to get a full turn-out for the occasion. *L*
I'm gonna miss these meets when it's time for us to leave here. Hopefully we'll get in one more before we go though cos I've just got to meet lil Gidget and give her a big hug!!!!
Anyway, we had a wonderful time and the lil guy behaved himself for the most part. He got awfully tired after about four hours of socialising so we had to call it a day then as there was no way he'd conk out with so much going on around him.
I noticed, after I'd put him in his car seat, that one of his shoes was missing which Hubs was most gutted about as, a) they were a brand new pair and, b) he really liked them! So he went about retracing our steps to try and find it and, wouldn't you know, the damn thing was there, underneath the open passenger door, where it had fallen off when I'd swung the lil guy into the car! About ten minutes later, Hubs re-appeared to me rejoicing the fact that the shoe wasn't lost after all! Hoorah!!!
We found our way to our hotel ok, despite the directions which told us to hang a right instead of a left which would've taken us to Atlantic City instead of Cherry Hill and, I would like to say that we got a restful night's sleep before heading home the next day but that wasn't the case! The lil man was in full restless sleep mode - add a strange bed into the mix and that equals sod all shuteye for yours truly!!
Still, I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend away! *L*
The drive back home was uneventful enough though Hubs got me thinking when he mentioned a fleeting thought that he'd had one evening while putting the lil guy into bed - another child!
This was something I'd not given much thought to considering that the lil guy is my third child and also that I've not particularly enjoyed much of any of my pregnancies due to the horrible affliction that is known as SPD and all the pain that it entails. Add babies that just refuse to sleep through the night until they are about two and, well, where's the attraction?! lol
Still, as I refuse to get anything permanent done to end my child-bearing capabilities I might well have a re-think on my current stance on having another ankle biter - well, in another three or so years anyway!
At least, by then, we'll be well-established back in the UK and I have such good experiences with the midwifery system that I may be more inclined to entertain the thought of adding to the family...
Well, the lil guy is now asleep so, back to the grindstone or, actually, the crochet hook as I am currently teaching myself how to crochet so I can do some crochet beadwork, (which looks particularly stunning, I might add) - gotta know all these techniques if I want to produce good-looking quality stuff! *L*
Labels: Atlantic City, babies, beads, Cherry Hill, children, crochet, friends, lil guy, midwives, Philadelphia, sleep, travel
