Happy New Year 2007 to everyone :)
We are back from a weekend in Portland. We came back last night in the end as we decided we could use a day at home to get things straight before going back to the grindstone of work / school tomorrow! Dylan made us stay up till 12 (even though G & I wanted to go to bed). We had been invited to a party but being as I am generally knackered and feeling crappy we didn't have the energy to go.
Portland was nice - Oregon is different somehow... not to mention tax free shopping! We stayed in a decent hotel downtown in a suite so we were able to put the kiddies to bed and stay up and relax ourselves without worrying about waking them. We spent the time mooching around various shops and seeing the sights and eating well! The kids also got to play in the pool which of course was the highlight of the trip for Dylan.
On the way back there was a spectacular view of the '3 sisters' (volcanos) that dominate the landscape here. Mt Hood, Mt St Helens, and Mt Rainier.... I've only ever seen Rainier so it was stunning to see the others, and all together to boot!
My exhaustion has definitely caught up with me. While the family were here I think I barely slept more than 2 hours at a time for a total of about 4 or 5 hours per night, if that, which is far far far less than I need right now. I've been managing 6-8 hours at a time since they went and last night managed 10 hours! I feel totally drained and wiped out during the day so I'm determined to have a week of doing as little as possible this week to try to get some strength back.
Anyway - off to take down the Christmas decorations and get the house back in some semblance of post christmas order - it's a right tip!
Posted by katie at January 1, 2007 02:14 PM