The month of serial sickness is in the distant past now. Just in time, too, since we had planned for months to spend the first week of March in Palm Desert, CA at John's parents' winter home. It was a wonderful break from chilly and rainy Seattle weather. It was in the 70s and 80s our entire visit.
We succeeded in getting Charlotte weaned enough (she still cheats a little) that Carol and I could take off for a couple of nights in Las Vegas. The most direct route is on lightly traveled two-lane roads through the middle of the Mojave Desert. This is the third time we've taken that route and we love the remoteness of it.
What did we do in Las Vegas? Go to bed by 10:30 and sleep in! We went to see Mama Mia (Carol liked it, John felt sorry for the cast). We ate. We played a little craps. We oggled the crowds. We lost $75, which we consider pretty cheap entertainment.
The girls had a great time in Palm Desert. They spent a lot of time barefoot in the grass, greeting every person and every dog who passed the patio. Audrey slept on a makeshift bed on the floor of Grandma and Grandpa's room. She would crawl in bed with Grandma for an hour at 4:00 each morning, then go back to her own "special Audrey bed." Charlotte had a great time playing in a small fountain on the patio.
The plane travel went fine. We won a portable DVD player in a raffle at my office holiday party, so we brought a few Disney movies to distract Audrey. Worked like a charm. Charlotte fell asleep before takeoff both directions and slept halfway through the flights.
What we miss most being back home is the built-in babysitters. Carol and I went to three movies while we were in California and out to dinner a couple of times.
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