First night

We got back from vacation yesterday. I am so tired. Initially, the trip was not going well. The kids were sick and we were struggling to keep them happy and well-behaved in someone else's beautifully decorated apartment. As they began to feel better, but not well enough to prance all over Boston, the munchkins grew even more restless.

In spite of this, there were some highlights. For instance, I've now been to Maine. We hopped over the border from Portsmouth, NH to Kittery, Maine. I love it in the North East. How can you not love a place where people regualarly go out in sweat pants. Ok. You might not. But, as for me...

We also got to see the Boston Science Museum (Wow) and the children's museum ( wow again). By the time New Yr's Eve came around, we were feeling much braver and decided to attend First Night events. If I never do another thing for New Yr's Eve again, I am satisfied with the knowledge that it could be as great as the ones I imagined as a kid, where everything is over the top-- Minus the popcorn, movies, and board games with Grandma all night it was the celebration of a lifetime. Boston's firstnight has live entertainment all day, the aquarium, the zoo, historical sites, art and science museums, ice sculptures, huge crowds and lots of energy all for 15.00 a person. There's even a parade and fireworks! We missed a ton of things, yet still feel that we saw a lot. And now, we are home, recovering.

On that note, it's time for me to get beakfast for the troops and start unpacking. I hope I can find some Very Important Papers that have gone missing. OOPS.