Definitely Not on Vacation Anymore

We've been home from vacation for less than a week, and I feel like I haven't had a minute to relax although, I have barely left the house.  Here's what's been going on:

Instead of swimming, I've been scrubbing:

Coming home to a house that a man has been living in for a month without his wife and family is never a pleasant thing:)  Everything looks dirty.  While Mike did keep the general house tidy looking, the sink had a few dishes in it, the fridge was full of food I had bought 5 weeks earlier, the shower and toilets looked like they had been left unattended for months!  So my first day home was spent scrubbing the showers, disinfecting the toilets, emptying and wiping out the fridge and filling the dishwasher!!  I'd rather be swimming:)

 

Instead of picnicking, I've been painting:

 Before we went on vacation, we decided that we would switch the kids' rooms.  In order to convince Jordan to give up her very own room and go back to sharing with her sister (blog post to follow), I promised a room "make over."  So I took the kids to Home Depot, let them pick their color and painted their bedroom.  Painting takes A LOT more work than I ever anticipated!!  I would, most definitely, rather be picnicking.

 

Instead of hiking, I've been helping Mike with his exercises:

We got home from Canada Wednesday evening.  Thursday morning (6:30am) Mike went in for shoulder surgery.  It was arthroscopic surgery, to repair an 80% torn rotator cuff and a laberal tear.  When I picked him up from the hospital Thursday afternoon, we were given a list of exercises that I was to help Mike with (since he isn't allowed to lift his arm on his own).  So now, not only do I need to help Mike with everything he needs to do (did I mention it was his right arm and it is VERY painful and he's on pain meds that make him loopy and sleepy??), but I need to do exercises with him 3 or 4 times a day too.  I don't really mind doing these things for someone who works everyday doing things for me, but I'm sure he'd rather be hiking...especially in the most beautiful place on earth (Canada, in case you were wondering).

 

Instead of steeping in, I've been setting my alarm:

 One of my favorite things about being on vacation is that I don't "have" to get up at any certain time.  I love that I can stay up chatting with my parents or hanging with friends or visiting with my sisters and I don't have to worry about being too tired the next day.  Since I've been back I've had to take Mike to the hospital at 6:30am. get all my kids up and ready to go to ward counsel with me at 7:45am, go to early morning physical therapy...you get idea.  The problem is...I am still staying up late!!  I wish I was still sleeping in!

Instead of karaoke, I've been cooking: 

One of the best perks about staying with my parents is my mom's cooking.  Between my sisters' cooking, my mom's cooking and eating out, I think I only cooked maybe one or two lunches the entire time we were on vacation (and it was probably frozen pizza or hot dogs).  Instead I spent my time playing and having fun and...singing karaoke.  We had great fun embarrassing ourselves.  I'm not sure if I'd rather be singing karaoke or not:)

 

 Instead of hanging out with family, I've been having withdrawals:

 The hardest thing about my vacation coming to an end, is saying good bye to all my "Canadian" family.  I asked the kids if they wanted to go to the park the other day and just about burst into tears thinking about how much more fun it would with with my sisters and their families.  I miss them all so much already...

 

 

 

 

 

 

When's my next vacation??