planes and all that jazz

I've been flying almost yearly for the past ten years or so and not once have I experienced jet lag the way most describe it, but this year Kaspar WAS my jet lag. The first two nights after our arrival he was up for 4-5 hours a night and then his naps during the day would last for four or five hours to compensate for the lack of sleep at night. The first week here passed as though in a grey cloud for me. Only one night did Kaspar sleep through the night. The rest of the nights he was up three or four times a night. Tossed and turned for hours. Babbled incoherently all the words he could remember. Said "hi"and "bye" to all our neighbours (yeah, all of you there in Canada!) several times a night. Moo-ed like a cow, barked like a dog and kept telling me that Tania has two cats that like to say "miow". I felt tired for days on end and was walking around like a zomby most of the time. Oh, was it ever a pain in the butt!!! I tried everything I could think of and to this day I have no answer as to how best to deal with sleepless two year olds. If I ever fly again with Kaspar, I'll be sure to read a few books on this subject and be better prepared for what's to come!

holidays

Days and weeks pass and I cannot bring myself to sit down and write something. Our holidays are half way over, but I'm just beginning to relax and just the idea of having to sit down in front of a computer in some way repels me...

But at the moment, Kaspar is fast asleep. I've just done laundry, taken a long bath, painted my toe nails and even though I could be out in the yard soaking in the spring sunshine, I think I'll dedicate a couple of minutes to the blog.

Spring has been gorgeous here! Past couple of weeks the weather has shifted from cool/sunny to warm/rainy, but in general we have had more sun then cloud cover. As we arrived the black chokecherry trees had just began to bloom (Ieva - in Latvian) but over the last week everything seems to be in full bloom. Cherries are just finishing up, apple and pear trees and plums are painting the yards in clouds of pale pink and white. Lilacs are spreading shades of pink, purple and white over the fences, sheds and garages and the fields and fields of bright yellow canola are practicly blinding.

Kaspar is having a great time, because wherever we go there are kids and everyone has a back yard, sybolicly speaking, that is...(back or front - here yards are not always in the back of the house :-)). He's spending a lot of time outdoors, digging through mud and sand, watering plants and more often then not watering himslef pretty well, also. I just cannot believe that today is the 21st of May and sooner then I'd like, we will be packing bags and heading back home. For now I leave you with a few pics of Kaspar and I hope to write some more, soon. Now that I've begun, I might be inspired to do some more one of these days. :-)