Today was the second installment of my turn as a chaperon. Brandon told me yesterday, “Mommy, we’re going on a long bus ride, and there is NO NAP.” This time, we were going to a place that takes us at least an hour by car. Going 55mph on a school bus which only goes in the slow lane would be at least 1.5 hours! Fortunately, kids are on vacation, so the ratio was only 1:2. The chaperons all met up, then we were told the bus wasn’t there yet, and we had 40 minutes of our own free time. Coffee was suggested, so a few of us headed over to caffeinate before heading out. In the meantime, the kids were outside, running around, as the teachers wanted them to get as much energy out as possible before getting onto the bus. It must have worked, because it was relatively calm on the bus ride over.
The ride up was uneventful, except that we had found ourselves alongside a funeral procession, for an army man. They were traveling almost as slowly as we were. We headed over the GG bridge, and ended up right under it at the museum. By the time we got there, it was almost 1115am! Lunch was going to be at 1230pm, so we headed out with Nico, Krishna, and Matthew. It was much easier following Krishna, since they have annual passes there. She knew exactly what the boys would like. It was also easier having another adult to help watch out for the kids; especially when it was time for potty breaks. You never can trust these kids, so it helped to have all 4 line up on the bench, and Krishna and I took turns going while the other entertained the kids. I had to channel my former woodsey self and be silly with them. We did some of the indoor activities and rushed to get to lunch. After lunch, it was a free for all at the outdoor play area. In my However, Kamagra is a much more affordable drug, available in different strength and provide normalized sexual health in purchasing viagra australia just a few minutes. Neurological medical conditions viagra sale mastercard pdxcommercial.com affecting the nervous system that can be completely disabling and yet patients can suffer for years before being properly diagnosed. So correct your sexual problem so that you can achieve high buy levitra wholesale milestones on bed. The new kind of medicine offers us the new kind of treatment and at the same time his heart levitra cost low see these guys was being psychologically tormented. opinion, this is the way to lose kids. It’s chaotic, with kids going in different directions. Granted there are only two to watch, but there is a false sense of security because there are more adults there. More adults just means more distraction, since some of them are socializing. At some point, Krishna was going to take her boys to a different area, and Brandon said, “I’m going to go with Krishna.” Krishna and I looked at each other and were amazed that he knew her name. I asked her, “Did he just say your name?” She was surprised, too. Right around 230pm, it was time to go already. One more bathroom break, and we were waiting to gather the kids up. They fed the kids a little snack, and the parents ate some too. Who can pass up nilla wafers? I was telling the teachers about what Brandon told me about no naps. Elena told me the teachers kept repeating it to the kids just so they were aware. It was obvious on the bus who still needs one. Let’s just say it was a very quiet ride home compared to the first leg. Brandon was out cold, as was Nico. Suvrath, my second kid, would NOT stop talking to me. He was silent the entire first half of the trip, but suddenly warmed up on the ride home. Eventually, as I stopped talking back to him, he, too, fell asleep. He propped himself up against the window, and was out. That gave me time to take a nap. It was great! We got back right around 4pm. The perk of being a chaperon was that the museum gave the teachers some free passes for a return visit for up to 5 people. Yay! We’ll have to go back, given we missed about half of the indoor stuff. Peyton even gets to check out this area that is exclusively for those 42 inches and shorter. She’ll have a lot of fun banging on the drums 🙂
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