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SO glad to be back home.

We had a good vacation. Luci was great for the long drive there and back (she cried, but the soother soothed her), as were the kids. Our condo in Okanagan Falls was fairly nice - location was great - right on the beach, and we actually had a private beach just steps from our door. Our main issue was 1) the decor (terribly tacky, though this was a minor complaint) 2) the BED! MOST UNCOMFORTABLE BED EVER! Seriously, I am still have spasms in my back. It was terrible. And rather ironic - Luci actually slept through the night EVERY night, but I didn't. Neither did Ian.

We spent a lot of time in Penticton, which is about 15 minutes North of where we were staying. The first two days were spent on the beach all day. The third day, we thought we'd enjoy a day at the amusement park, playing mini-golf etc - too bad it was 37 degrees out. So, we paid our $30 to enter, and then found ourselves rushing through a game of mini-golf in 20 minutes so that we could get the hell outta the heat. I even won a free round (got a hole-in-one on the last hole), which we gave away to someone else as we practically ran back to our air-conditioned van.

Spent the rest of that day in our air-conditioned condo.

Day 4 was sort of a mess - we drove around for quite a while looking for somewhere decent to eat breakfast, and then tried to buy tickets to the cruise (around the lake) that I was dying to go on... only to find it was sold out :( so we went to the beach, and then decided to go on the train tour in Summerland. Which meant we had to pack up pretty much right away and get moving. The train ride was nice - the kids were excited at first (I'll admit, hearing the "all aboard!" was pretty cool, as was the train whistle)... but again, it was 37 degrees out, and the train was NOT air conditioned. halfway through the 90 minute trip, we were wilted. the kids were asleep and soaked in sweat, luci was cranky, and i, well, i got food poisoning. fan...TASTIC day. we headed back to the condo afterwards, everyone cranky and hot. i was really upset... it was our last day, and it was a disaster. back at the condo, ian took the kids out on the lake in our boat (first time we had a chance, and i had to miss it darn it) while i hung out on the bathroom floor in agony.

did i mention, ian and i celebrated (ha) our 8th wedding anniversary while we were there? first off, we got the day wrong - we thought the 11th was the 12th. we went out to dinner on the 11th - no easy feat. there are NO nice places there. seriously. unless you want greek food. we ended up at the white spot, where luci threw a fit (i ended up nursing her in the washroom in a stall, as i'd forgotten the bottle). the waitress forgot my salad and in fact, forgot all about us for the most part. we forgot to order a bottle of wine, and the food was terrible.

once we realized (the next day) that we were a day early, we gave up. i'm hoping we'll find a night to go out together this week - kid-free!

i also managed to sprain my thumb on this trip, and pull a muscle in my shoulder.

despite it all, we had a good trip. we nixed our original plan of staying in kelowna for 2 nights, and came home early. we were desperate to sleep in our own bed.

also - no internet at our condo! i was very surprised, and not happy! it wasn't that bad, of course we were too busy to worry about it. i did take my math book and got lots done at night.

now we're home... and it feels like summer is over! we have the weekend, but on monday we go back to watching all the kids... cohen starts grade one on wednesday (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), ian goes back to work on thursday... hockey, ballet, skating, art class, preschool... all start in a few weeks. heck, i may be starting university again in a few weeks! yeah, that. i have some serious decisions to make in the next week. not to mention, i have to get my butt in gear and advertise for some students! i need at least 10, if not 15. 15 for sure if i want to go back to school.

hey - does anyone know what the rules are about going back to school while on mat/parental leave? Nancy?

anyways, there's the quick update. i'll post some pictures tomorrow... SO happy to be back online!