Friday, December 07, 2007
Unplanned Trip
Anna had already heard that her mother was unwell, but the situation escalated last Friday when we learned that she was to undergo surgery to manipulate two of her cervical vertebrae; which were pressing against her spinal cord. So, last Friday, Anna booked a flight and was on her way back to the UK on Saturday. Fortunately, the surgery went well and Claire now has a lot more range of movement, so it looks like Anna will be making her way back to Australia tomorrow.
As we only have childcare organized for two days in the week, currently, I had to take a few days off work to look after Caitlin & James. Fortunately, my boss was very understanding and quickly approved my request for some “family leave” on Monday.
So, I've had a few days of experiencing Anna's life, when she is at home looking after the kids. Generally, things have gone pretty smoothly, but it has been pretty hard work too! The highlight of looking after them both this week was definitely when we went to the Christmas Show at their childcare centre - the performances were good fun, but Caitlin's focus was quite clearly on the bag of lollies she received at the end. We went home for dinner soon after, and when I asked her what she wanted to eat she was very clear - “I'm having chocolate”.
Chris
posted at 8:46 pm
