vacation Tuesday (June 16) part 1: traveling to Oslo

We had a mid-morning flight, we weren't able to have breakfast at the hotel, which was rather sad.  But otherwise we wouldn't get to Oslo early enough to do anything, and that would be more sad.

Isaac packed up his bed for the last time.  It was really an amazing hotel room.  The LEGO one was nice because the theming was fun, but this one was nice because it had room.

Airport security was a bit lax.  We didn't really know what to expect, but there were no issues.  And we found a water fountain!  They were rare, so it was picture-worthy.

You could see the fjords out the plane window.

Ben had found the Oslo Pass, which let us ride all the public transport for free along with getting into several museums for free.  Well, I guess it wasn't free because we paid a set amount ahead of time, but it was easy and a great deal.  The train ride from the airport to the hotel just about covered the cost.  The train ride to the city center was standing room only, and it was a bit of a ride.  Not ideal, but really not that terrible either.

Figuring out how to get out of the train station was a bit of an ordeal though.  We just didn't know which way to go and the map only helped a little bit.  We eventually found an escape and if I recall correctly it was even in the correct direction.  The next two blocks were annoying.  We had to go uphill, over cobblestones, while dragging our luggage.  We all managed, but we were also very glad when we reached the hotel.  

The hotel was interesting because there were no attendants.  Everything was done via an app.  We had an early check-in so that we could stash our luggage, took a quick break, and moved towards the Ski Jump museum.

Tuesday: update

Isaac was feeling more upbeat than I expected.  We did give him a very heartfelt talk about keeping on top of the ibuprofen, so I think that helped.  His cough is also mostly gone, which helps too.

My cough was annoying today, but probably about the same as yesterday.

Ben is weird.

Joshua enjoyed a half-day of school.

We didn't have to go anywhere tonight and it was rather amazing.  

Monday: medical offices

This morning I brought Joshua to the doctor for his well child check.  No concerns.

This afternoon I brought Isaac to urgent care right after school.  He has a broken finger.  It's the left pinky finger which overall is a pretty good bone to break.  However, it will affect rock climbing to some extent, we just don't know what that extent is yet.  I'm a bit worried about this because rock climbing is his happy place.

This evening I brought Ben to the doctor for a follow-up.  He's getting better, they reviewed medications and gave Ben ideas on what to do along with the reminder to be gentle on himself.  Full recovery will take a bit.

While I'm happy that I have the room to easily be able to help everyone, I'm also a bit over it.

Sunday: day

 We didn't go to church today.  We didn't even watch church online, but between all our coughs and stuff it just didn't seem like the best option.

Speaking of coughs, we finally did it all in a row: Ben coughed, Isaac coughed, and then I coughed.  I've been waiting for this all weekend.

I also was in charge of dinner for youth group tonight.  I'm not sure it was amazing, but there was enough.  The preparation went a bit more smoothly than I was expecting, so that was nice.

Health-wise: I'm slightly better but everyone else seems to be about the same.

Saturday: easy day

It was a pretty easy day as we all tried to get better.  Well, Joshua is still feeling ok but enjoyed extra screen time anyway.

I was feeling much better until about 8pm, when my cough came back.  Overall I'm still doing better.  Isaac and Ben are about the same.

We did manage to get the eFoil out of the dock box.  It was a family affair but went pretty quickly before that.  The weather was beautiful, so it was nice to get outside for a little bit.

Friday: tater tots

Buffalo Wild Wings no longer has tater tots.  This is a bit of a tragedy.  I love tater tots.  Recently they also discontinued the orange chicken, which was Isaac's favorite.  They still have good stuff, but at the same time I won't be as excited about getting food from there.

I have a cough/cold today.  I managed to get a lot done this morning, so much that I was even a bit surprised about it, but then this afternoon I got pretty much nothing done.  Ben is very sick.  Isaac also has a cold.  Hopefully Joshua doesn't get sick.

Wednesday:

 I made a Gatorade tower!

Tomorrow is Grey Bear's birthday, so Joshua put him in my bed for a birthday nap.

The kids, as Trojans, participated in Trunk Or Treat at church.  They hung out with the youth group, so I just dropped them off and picked them up.  It was a beautiful day for the activity, but I was also glad to just go home in the middle.