We’re pretty excited – as one review I read online observed: “One of the best things about this resort is that it has all the things you’d normally pay extra for as excursions or at least for an extra fee at most resorts – cenotes and Mayan ruins and great snorkeling and a huge water park and a river cruise and bikes to ride around the resort and exotic animals to observe and much more.”
I mean, obviously we won’t know until we get there but this resort seems to have pretty much every single thing on my list of “Must Haves” for an all-inclusive (okay, we likely won’t get an ocean view room as we’re staying in the basic accommodation. And some of the other things on my list may or may not be found at this resort – hard to know how good the food and bars and pools and beach are until you get there. But I’ll also get to knock one more thing off my “To Try” list – an all-inclusive resort with a full water park” which I know both kids will love!)
As an English major, a music fan, a librarian and someone who’s worked in and still involved with book publishing, I have absolutely no issue with this choice – mostly because it means I got to see a Nobel Laureate in concert! 😉
We’ve had a lot of trips in the interim but we haven’t been to Mexico since 2004. But we’re about to correct that – we just booked our next winter trip!
And Regina isn’t the only city celebrating a new sports arena. But as another NHL season kicks off, I’m still cheering for the Flames over the Oilers in the first game in the new Edmonton stadium tonight!
But in this case, it’s great that Ken Bone, who became an Internet sensation after asking a question at Sunday night’s Presidential debate, and who may have been the butt of the joke at a different point in time, turns out to actually be someone who’s intelligent, clever, and very clearly in on the joke as his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel shows.
[Update: And in trying to seize his 15 minutes, Bone revealed his Reddit user name for an AMA which led to people combing through his post history, finding a few controversial remarks, and making many who found him “cuddly” have to re-examine their initial impression.]
Sasha’s making the most of being three these days. In the last few weeks, she’s…
Poured KD noodles and cheese powder on the floor of her bedroom (I think she also poured some powder in her sock drawer for good measure)
Cannot go into the bathroom without playing with everything in her mom’s make-up drawer. (When questioned why she does this, said she wants to “plump up my lips”)
Was caught dipping toilet paper into the toilet she’d just peed in so she could “wet wipe” herself
Regularly gets food or drinks (granola bars, juice boxes, etc.) out of the cupboard or fridge, has one bite/sip, then leaves them.
We actually put the door knob handle that prevents toddlers from getting into cupboards *back* on our pantry door. She promptly ripped it in two in a She-Hulk burst of anger!
Spilled a whole box of spaghetti that she got out of the pantry in our hallway floor
Regularly does all the usual stunts kids do at bedtime – “I need to pee”, “I need a drink of water”, “I need the hall light on”, “I need the hall light off”, “I need my dolly”, “I need a Kleenex”, etc.
Hid my slipper in one of our kitchen cupboards. When I asked her why she did that, she said “For an Easter Egg hunt!” (It’s three weeks to Halloween.) Oh, and as part of the Easter Egg Hunt, I found out the hard way that she’s shoved a Lego figure deep into the toe of the slipper!
After stopping at McDonald’s for a treat after swimming recently, she was carrying on. When her mom tried to tell her to behave, she threw her arms up and yelled “Welcome to my circus!”
(The scariest part is another parent once warned us: “Terrible twos and trying threes are nothing – wait until they hit the fucking fours!”) 😉
