Today is Mother’s Day in Thailand. As a gift, my son woke up at 4 am. At 4:30am Darling Husband rescued me and let me go back to sleep. I thought that DH had miraculously settled Darling Son down, because the room went quiet. A little twinge of Mummy Jealousy rippled through my being… “Why doesn’t my presence have that effect?”… as I slipped into sleepy oblivion.
When I finally woke up, again, I discovered that DH had taken DS into the other room, and had spent the next 3 hours struggling to get the kid to sleep. By which I mean, laying down with him, falling asleep, and occasionally being wakened by a fist in the face or a well placed kick. Eventually DH got our portable DVD player and let the Boy watch a move so he could get another hour of Blessed Sleep.
So, what do you do in Mother’s Day in Thailand. Well, because it’s the Queen’s Birthday, the kids get the day off school and Mummy gets to spend the day with her Precious Littles. First, we dropped Daddy off at work, and then we visited the park. It’s not just any park. This is the Helicopter Park, where anything can happen. First, we chased the tigers around the fountain. And then Darling Daughter decided that Mummy was a big bad Tiger that needed to be put in prison. Whew, I actually got to sit down for a minute or two. We played hide and seek in the Field of Trees, then we went on a bear hunt. DD felt sad for the bear when we ran away from it, so she went back to sing a song to it. We rode the train to Bangkok and flew a plane back to Chiang Mai. Then we went on a scenic tour through the mountains in our helicopter. It’s amazing what you can accomplish in 2 hours.
After a snack and some liquid refreshment, we took a trip to Kad Suan Kaew – the oldest mall in Chiang Mai. We went to the hair dresser. The last time we were there, The Guy did a great job. Today, The Guy wasn’t there, so I suggested we come back another day. But DD really wanted that hair cut. I am now suffering major Hair Cut Regret. My poor Girl went from having the cutest style on the block to having to ugliest hack job I have ever seen. Seriously, it would look better if she had cut it herself. And then The Woman With the Scissors overcharged me. There was no way I was letting The Woman near my Son with those Scissors. So, we escaped quickly, and grabbed an early lunch at the Pizza Company.
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