had planned for Brian's folks to come out and help with Tam while I traveled
to Utah for a science conference. This was to be a great time for Tam to
play with his grandparents from Mars :-)
However, Brian's grandfather inconveniently passed away...not that death is
ever convenient. He was a great man. I am really glad that I got to meet him
and that he got to see Tam last year. He will be missed by many, many family
and friends.
Brian was asked to sing at his funeral service this weekend. This means we
had a frantic couple of hours figuring out how to make this work. We are in
Michigan, I am traveling to Utah, and the service is in New Jersey. What are
we going to do with the cat? What are we going to do with the Tamlin? What
about work?
In the end, I booked airplane tickets for Brian and Tam to NJ while I am still
heading in the opposite direction. Kiddo is still young enough to ride in the
lap and not cost additional money. Brian is already steadying himself for the
chaos that is traveling with a wee one AND having a queasy stomach in a plane.
On another odd note, because this is last minute solo-parenting trip, we
decided to leave the cloth diapers at home and utilize disposables for
convenience. Brian didn't want to lug dirty diapers on the plane (and I'm sure
others will appreciate this). Off to the store we tromped.
I had NO REAL IDEA that there were so many disposable diapers. I admit I
know they exist, but previously I just skipped this aisle in the store. Different
brands, sizes, absorbancies, elastic-ness, soakablity, etc. I was overwhelmed.
Thankfully, another mom wandered down the aisle to purchase her own diapers
for a kiddo. I pounced on her (not literally). I stated that I cloth diaper but
needed diapers and what did she use on her 2.5yr daughter. She was quite
helpful and I left the store with the exact same type she swore by, but a size
smaller for our little guy.
Goodness... I am still very glad that we use cloth diapers!
