last night elias was asleep at 6:50. ada went to bed at 7. yes, 7pm. at 6:55 she told me she wanted to go to sleep. exhaustion. for those of you who don't know, my kids do not like to sleep, nor do they need as much sleep as other children. but the past week has been a whirlwind of excitement and chaos.
we all flew to roanoke virginia for a job interview. it took twelve hours to get there, and ada had a huge pee-pee accident when the plane was delayed in the deboarding process (the familiar scene of all the people eagerly standing in the aisle waiting to get off, yet the door just doesn't open, and you can't get through the aisle to the potty). she was humiliated, as was i, since we were both saturated.
thursday we checked out a cool little performance called "fantasyland" at the roanoke history museum. ada and elias spent 45 whole minutes with mr. santa claus himself. ada sang songs while santa played the guitar, listened to stories about his life, and sat on his lap, while elias transported every object in the room to different places while santa watched. lets all hope he is not on the naughty list! uncle kevin was so wonderful and drove all the way up to join us for the day thursday and even babysit that night so reza and i could go out to dinner with the other surgeons in the practice.
once reza was finished with interviews friday we took the kids to see all the christmas trees at the hotel roanoke. ada loved them! elias tried to destroy them! it was so beautifully decorated! then we went next door and played in the museum of art (i know what you are thinking-- roanoke has an art museum?? roanoke had everything, just on a smaller scale than big cities!) when we came out of the museum, it was snowing!
and it just kept snowing. that was the rest of our trip, stuck in a hotel, while at least 12 inches of snow fell. and fell. and fell. then, ada got sick. and sicker. then elias got a cold. and ada was still sick. luckily, amidst the snow and illness, some wonderful people (family of friends of ours -- does that make sense?) came and picked us up at our hotel, in their 4-wheel drive, and took us to their house for a wonderful dinner and insightful conversation about roanoke. elias tried hard to destroy their christmas ornaments, and their kitchen, and torment their dog, while ada lay on the couch watching tv. reza and i had a delightful time.
so exhaustion has set in. ada is still in bed after almost 12 hours. first time ever. best thing ever!
