tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post4591444479348992296..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: College Spring Break or Mid-life Spring Break?Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-37466220962259967652017-04-21T19:33:54.157-07:002017-04-21T19:33:54.157-07:00Oh my gosh. Wow. I don't even know what to say...Oh my gosh. Wow. I don't even know what to say. That is one crazy trip! <br /><br />Sorry I haven't been around more. It's good to catch up. So much love to you and your cutie-pie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993610522830649033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-75062621561553615842017-04-18T16:37:08.613-07:002017-04-18T16:37:08.613-07:00Oh! Hugs! So glad you survived this. Yikes!Oh! Hugs! So glad you survived this. Yikes!www.robinbotie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783566853231843334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-3468888511270631372017-04-18T09:58:46.224-07:002017-04-18T09:58:46.224-07:00Sick on vacation is THE PITS!!Sick on vacation is THE PITS!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-42466179076532496972017-04-18T08:31:50.193-07:002017-04-18T08:31:50.193-07:00Oh my goodness, that sounds awful! Hope you're...Oh my goodness, that sounds awful! Hope you're all fully recovered and your in-laws managed to get by unharmed. I spent the end of spring break gawking at friends' gorgeous vacation photos in between hours spent combing out my 8-yr-old son's (thick, curly, too-long) hair for lice and vacuuming and washing everything in the house!<br /><br />A vacation story from my childhood combines the worst of your trip with the worst of my staycation -- when I was 10, my family rented a house in Maine with 2 other families for a couple of weeks. My parents brought a babysitter so the adults could go out occasionally. It rained almost the entire trip. On the 2 days it didn't rain, my brother and I were cooped up vomiting (I set a personal record of vomiting 12 times in 13 hours, or maybe it was 13 in 12). And then 2 weeks after we returned home, we realized we'd all caught lice from our stay in the house!<br /><br />Hope this next week is more relaxing for you.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409880189902727685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-8910242218366157362017-04-18T05:17:11.621-07:002017-04-18T05:17:11.621-07:00It's a joy to read this post (as awful as that...It's a joy to read this post (as awful as that sounds because you were all so sick). It's a relief reading about normal family concerns - travel stress, stomach bugs, toddlers and teenage girls. I'm about 30% into your book. I probably shouldn't be reading it right now. My 15-year-old daughter died about a month ago after a 5 year battle with cancer. I'm not religious at all, but I also believe she's okay, that she's very very close. I've been writing about my terrible grief. Many people are reading my essays and several have recommended I read your book (why people want me to read a book about child loss so soon after I've lost my own child is beyond me, but...they mean well). <br /><br />I nearly stopped reading when I realized how religious you were, but you swore on the first page and that made it okay for me to keep reading. So, thank you for that. Andrew is beautiful.Jacqueline Dooleyhttp://www.healingana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-69598625130667817222017-04-18T04:46:59.057-07:002017-04-18T04:46:59.057-07:00I'm so sorry! So hard to be ill when you are a...I'm so sorry! So hard to be ill when you are away from home! Adorable pictures as usual :)Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-2501563690041579532017-04-17T19:02:05.917-07:002017-04-17T19:02:05.917-07:00He is risen indeed! Glad you were able to find som...He is risen indeed! Glad you were able to find some joy in your trip and that you are all on the mend!Gretchennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-10242321288897753242017-04-17T18:59:53.773-07:002017-04-17T18:59:53.773-07:00I'm glad the majority of the trip was good, ev...I'm glad the majority of the trip was good, even if it did begin and end quite badly. I live in Florida- we tried to give you good weather for your spring break. <br /><br />Hopefully you can go on another SB trip before Margaret is out of the house and Andrew is a little older and not such an early riser. Ha<br /><br />As an aside, did you know there's a player on the Blue Jays named Donaldson?Elleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362342475699973101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-43474987567602757552017-04-17T17:01:04.197-07:002017-04-17T17:01:04.197-07:00Just wondering if your blog could have provided do...Just wondering if your blog could have provided documentation of Andrew's age? So sorry for the troubles, but the similarities you noted to other spring breakers (vomit, sleeping on the floor, seeing the sun rise) was pretty funny, though not so much at the time. You deserve a do over! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717014607801763561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-70312756992331083052017-04-17T16:34:01.184-07:002017-04-17T16:34:01.184-07:00Oh, my goodness! I can't believe how stressed...Oh, my goodness! I can't believe how stressed I got reading about your family vacation. I hope everyone's feeling better and at least enjoyed part of the trip. Just think, you'll all laugh about this a hundred years from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-39842159519783975832017-04-17T16:29:52.957-07:002017-04-17T16:29:52.957-07:00Oh, Anna!!! I can't tell if I'm laughing o...Oh, Anna!!! I can't tell if I'm laughing or crying. We've had viruses like that move through but NEVER on vacation. Ugh. Glad you made it home.Karahttp://karakshepherd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-37422228818608232472017-04-17T16:27:22.979-07:002017-04-17T16:27:22.979-07:00Ugh, this is the most familiar story I have heard ...Ugh, this is the most familiar story I have heard on how people spent the Spring Break. Mine is a tad different I was on Spring break this past week as well. I couldn't wait. With a mini break in Feb and not much time off in March I was ready for a break. I had agreed to work my second job which was babysitting. I thought 3 days would be a good balance. Monday was wonderful we had a great time I joked that I might have broken them a bit when I left because the boys were half asleep on the carpet. Except my "broken" was coming. Woke up Tuesday with the worst vertigo I pushed through babysitting on Tuesday but said no for Wednesday and I was in bed until Friday.<br />I can't imagine flying while still feeling a bit under the weather. Inspiring.<br />Big hugs for disappointing Spring Breaks.booksandcandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163137941109091149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-62748224360057595332017-04-17T13:55:09.306-07:002017-04-17T13:55:09.306-07:00Oh my, oh my! I read about the passport on Faceboo...Oh my, oh my! I read about the passport on Facebook with the separate flights. Can't believe it. Sorry about the bug you all got. Hope everyone is well now. So happy to see the blue jay who visited. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-77984877942058859072017-04-17T12:16:13.400-07:002017-04-17T12:16:13.400-07:00Aw ... I love you guys. I didn't know the whol...Aw ... I love you guys. I didn't know the whole of it. What a doozy of a trip! I'm glad you're home and recovering. Sending love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586581766383380976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-4778708716620810052017-04-17T11:48:08.386-07:002017-04-17T11:48:08.386-07:00Oh man! I just had the vomit/diarrhea bug last mon...Oh man! I just had the vomit/diarrhea bug last month while on a job interview. I had to excuse myself from dinne to puke. Ugh!<br /><br />Sorry about the ID thing, too. I have now flown three times with my daughter as a lap child. Even though I have brought her birth certificate (as recommended by a friend), I haven't ever been asked to produce it. That's interesting how every airport/airline is different.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-3908209180287255982017-04-17T10:37:46.742-07:002017-04-17T10:37:46.742-07:00"Another staycation of haircuts and dental ap..."Another staycation of haircuts and dental appointments" made my day. I've been trying to sell staycation to my kids for years. Glad to knowI am not the only one (despite what social media tells me). Always look forward to your posts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-50670989314136151212017-04-17T10:10:33.374-07:002017-04-17T10:10:33.374-07:00I can picture how miserable you all must have been...I can picture how miserable you all must have been! Especially with a friend along. Hope you are all feeling better and that you can look back at the good times. I can't believe the airline required proof that Andrew was under 2! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080861323545779790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-57895293529627969722017-04-17T08:43:14.467-07:002017-04-17T08:43:14.467-07:00You poor folks. It really stinks to be sick away f...You poor folks. It really stinks to be sick away from home, and it sounds like you got hit hard! Happy Easter anyway!!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155139280603389593noreply@blogger.com