Stress level is starting to ramp up... In a couple of days I'm going to have to start shovelling snow, humping wood for the fire everyday.... Not to mention travel for a full day with a newborn and toddler... I see an Atavan in my future.
As a cruel joke the temps will be the lowest in the next 10 days on the day we arrive.
Today was low key, one of the first days we haven't been to Sweet Bay for groceries. We went to the Estero Community Center which had a wicked big playground for Max. Nice big facility had a bunch of stuff, 3 beach vball courts and a big indoor gym.
After the naps we all went to our pool together. The end of day sun is always nice, the regulars and leatherbacks have usually moved on as the sun is no longer that damaging. Max was in for an hour and a bit and Nonie and I took turns.
Home for another nice meal (Nonie has out done herself for meals and planning this trip) and tablets/iPads for everyone. I did some work stuff, Nonie too, and Max looked at toy ads.
We looked at vacation rentals for next Christmas in Naples and Captiva, as well as new possible homes in NS depending on what happens to my job in the coming months.
Garbage day here tomorrow, Max is excited as it's an automated can picker-upper... We have a date tomorrow morning to watch.
We're still unsure what to do tomorrow, but it's feeling like another beach day... Maybe Naples again, or Lighthouse Beach on Sanibel.
Sadly our time is running out, the days of palms, blooms, mowers, pools, beaches, sand, sunscreen, sunglasses and AC will soon be replaced with salt stained shoes and pants, icy mounds, hats and gloves, windchill, shovelling, defrost, and filling the damn wood box. Sucks really, don't get me wrong, I love NS, and I love being Canadian, we just drew the short straw on long winters.
Time to start worrying about the details again, the baby rental stuff, cleaning out Kathleen's place, checking work emails, not leaving this nice condo in a state, sigh, 2 weeks disappear pretty quickly down here.
:-( I understand. i guess your sorrow at leaving is a good sign in that you are happy in the land of the Calusa and will miss it...and agree with you on NS..winter is long and there are days...but then there are days when I revel in the snow and the calm and tranquility of it...and if it's any consolation the days are getting a bit longer and each day brings us closer to the spring. We are heading out of winter -- not into it. So enjoy the suns rays, the water and each other.....suck every bit of day and fun out of it before you come back!
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