This was another fun week for the South Dakota Oppenheimers.
We had a great time in Florida. It was very nice to see Mum, Mark and James. We had some really fun days, which included the kids going on, "A Day Out With Thomas," a boat ride, and a trip to the aquarium with Nana. We also loved having the kids playing at the beach. While Henry destroyed sandcastles, Gemma made it her mission to empty the ocean taking bucket after bucket of water from the ocean to the sandcastle moat.
The kids were surprisingly well behaved both on the flights to and from Florida as well as during the time we were in Sarasota. Henry loved our last flight where he and I got to sit in the front row, so he could see the cockpit before take off and talk with the air hostess, as well as be the 1st person off the plane.
When we came back to Sioux Falls, the temperature was a beautiful 70 degrees at 9pm. 3 days later, we had snow, causing all of my Under 12 girls soccer to be canceled ! That is a testament to the crazy weather we get here !
The kids are slowly settling back into their routine, but continue to talk about days out with Thomas, and play with their new toys.
I had a surprise when I came back to work. I was told I was going to be sent to Cleveland for 3 weeks to be on the CAT (Catastrophe) team since there has been a lot of hail in the South and they need people. This is something I signed up for at the beginning of Spring. If you are deployed for 3 weeks, it is a considerable pay increase for those weeks. As I was making preparations, toward the end of the day, I was told plans had changed and I was no longer going. Made for a stressful day.
This week promises much of the same. I play soccer tonight then have girls soccer on Tuesday and Thursday, and we have a fence being put up in our back garden this week. Nothing new for the kids really.
Have a great week.
The kids were surprisingly well behaved both on the flights to and from Florida as well as during the time we were in Sarasota. Henry loved our last flight where he and I got to sit in the front row, so he could see the cockpit before take off and talk with the air hostess, as well as be the 1st person off the plane.
When we came back to Sioux Falls, the temperature was a beautiful 70 degrees at 9pm. 3 days later, we had snow, causing all of my Under 12 girls soccer to be canceled ! That is a testament to the crazy weather we get here !
The kids are slowly settling back into their routine, but continue to talk about days out with Thomas, and play with their new toys.
I had a surprise when I came back to work. I was told I was going to be sent to Cleveland for 3 weeks to be on the CAT (Catastrophe) team since there has been a lot of hail in the South and they need people. This is something I signed up for at the beginning of Spring. If you are deployed for 3 weeks, it is a considerable pay increase for those weeks. As I was making preparations, toward the end of the day, I was told plans had changed and I was no longer going. Made for a stressful day.
This week promises much of the same. I play soccer tonight then have girls soccer on Tuesday and Thursday, and we have a fence being put up in our back garden this week. Nothing new for the kids really.
Have a great week.
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