Night or Day?

I forgot how hard it is to return from the other side of the world after 16 days. We have no clue if it's night or day. At any given moment, at least one person in our household is either sleeping or wishing they were! Our most likely time to be wide awake is from 4am to 10am. Least likely time to be awake... the entire afternoon.

I walk around the house in a groggy stupor. The kids are sleeping in the afternoon. I spend three hours wondering if I should wake them or let them sleep. It seems cruel to wake them when their bodies so desperately need the rest. But if they keep sleeping til 4 pm, we'll never get back on track. What to do? My head is too foggy to make rational decisions. Well, it turns out I don't have to decide. They are finally awake and... it's dinner time.

I find that we are very productive in the morning. We make a pancake breakfast, go for a morning stroll, complete the banking and grocery shopping. All done before 9am! I even went to exercise class today. Anything to create the illusion of having my life back. I remember last time it took us 10 days to adjust to the time change and get over jet-lag. We are on day three- ugh!


Here's some recent pics.On the plane ride home. Sleeping like a baby!

At the airport, waiting to be declared at US Citizen.

Our first family outing to the grocery store. I was nervous to go with two kids. Yeah, I know all of you with more than two are thinking, "What a lightweight." Hey, luckily my husband was with me. The girls loved the dual steering wheel cart, although it has the turn radius of a semi.