little feet, big sky

The flight was surprisingly alright! Spice was pretty mellow, and slept through takeoff and landing. We had one bumpy bit where I took her to the bathroom with just a diaper and wipes for a change to discover that we would be needing a wardrobe change as well! Stepped out of the bathroom to find out that dinner service had just started and we were stranded for a while before I could get back our seats. Arrived at Heathrow and was waiting for the second bag to find out that someone else had walked off with it! Had to wait around for an hour until he was called and could come back to the airport with it – he looked very, very embarrassed. :-)

Totally abbreviated here because we had jet lag the first two days and have been sick since then. It’s been rough, because Spice has been sooo needy and I don’t get much time free other than showering and eating.. a bit like the early days a couple of months ago. It seems we’ve picked up the local flu and just have to get over it, but I’m tired and trying not to be disappointed at such an awful start to a vacation. Being sick with a sick baby, I’d rather be at home, but then again – if we hadn’t come, we probably wouldn’t be sick right now.. *sigh*

It’s cold and I left all my yarn at home. I couldn’t bring the projects I’d planned on and in an upset packing frenzy, left everything behind but my crochet hooks. I’m borrowing some leftover KnitPicks WotA from a shawl/throw I gave my aunt two Christmases ago and started on a sweater for Spice, but I just realized that it’s not wide enough to fit. So annoyed, as I’ve been finding scraps of time to get as far into it as I have and now I’ll have to rip it all out… bleah. Not a good week.

On the upside, I’m thinking of making a sweater dress instead. Here’s to silver linings…