Day 14 we lived twice...
...we crossed the International Date Line in flying home. It was a smooth journey home, with only standing in line over and over again through various airports being the worst thing that happened to us.
We arrived in Ottawa
to be met by Jasmin's long-time friend who has been texting with Jasmin daily the full 5 years we were in Asia! How special is that?!
to wait more for our luggage - but it all arrived without any damage or adventures.
to be met with grandparents bringing a suitcase of winter coats and mitts for this stupendously tired and cold family.
to gather around the table to eat a long remembered YeaYea's chicken ala king supper
enjoy hot showers
and fall into bed.
Day 15 Home, yet not home yet
Because of our long flight home starting at 2am and the resulting messed up sleep schedule, jetlag didn't stand a chance. We all slept pretty well, and more or less made it through the day...
although Dad had a morning nap
not much school got done (really some did, how amazing is that!?)
and at the end of it Aiden fell asleep on a friends' couch and our words were getting nicely mixed up!
Mom and Aiden went out in the afternoon with NiNi and got Mom a driver's license, Aiden some winter boots, and Jasmin some snow pants. This was all that was needed (except one more pair of boots) after Mom spent the morning searching through our stored goods - somehow she'd managed to store enough winter clothing to keep us all warm, even though she'd only guessed at Aiden's 10 year old size.
And in a rather last minute arrangement, we went for supper at some long-time friends' house - like we couldn't stand being so close and not get together right away 😄It was a fantastic way to end the day. Just like before we left, the kids were loud in their eager fun together, and the parents had tons to say to each other!
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