4 suitcases, 1 stroller, 2 babies, 2 cribs, 3 backpacks, 2 iPads, 2 computers, 3 coolers, 3 balls of yarns, 17 toy cars, 13 baby bottles, 4 tubes sunscreen =
6 excited people going to homeschool conference!!!
Thank god for Lauren. (I love you Lauren!) She jumped in, in her amazing Jedi calm way and poof everything was fixed. She soothingly talked to people behind desks, gathered corporate numbers and managers and tracked down the family next door to us and set up switching rooms with them (THANK YOU AIST FAMILY for being so kind and gracious!) so we could be together starting the next AM! YAY!
Arrival: at 8pm with a crabby Savannah and three overtired and excited kids. The lobby and hallways and factually every room, elevator and crevice was packed with kids of all ages, races, and color of hair. At first glance there were a lot of eccentric dressers and stereotype kinds that give the..........shall I say.........freak factor to homeschooling. Thoughts of "oh man - what did I get myself into!" starting entering in. But Lauren talked me down and promised me it's just a bit exaggerated here - there are in fact tons of normal homeschoolers she promised. Phew!
The first hiccup was finding out our promised adjoining rooms didn't exist. Nope. Checked the computer twice. Deep breath...
That night I was a bit frustrated, tired, sweaty (packing for 6 people is no freaking joke) and exhausted. I was still in my "homeschool sucks and my life drives me crazy" funk. I had already been set to throw in the towel before arriving but these hurdles were tough. Time to sleep on it? Yes. Day #1 was a bit stressful but I had a feeling it was about to turn around.....
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