Monday, June 18, 2007

A Separate Reality

This is my third entry today, but ...

My little family has just returned from a classic Family Vacation in Durango, Colorado, where we stayed in a rental condo. This is definitely the way to go when traveling with kids, because I can cook, make coffee, put them to bed in another room, etc.. Nathan and Sara did have to share a bed, though, which made for a difficult half-hour at bed-time, with the usual "Quit kicking me!" "You're hogging!" "Ow! Nathan - stop pulling on - stop it! Mom!!" "I'm not Nathan. I am a Siberian tiger and I'm digging a den." Ad nauseum.

Aside from this minor problem, the place was perfect. Scary perfect. Everything matched. The granite in the counter tops was the same granite as in the coffee table. The table runner was perfectly coordinated with the sofa. Usually we stay in paces that have homey touches like a cuddly hot-pink afghan or a dusty plastic flower arrangement in the bathroom. In this condo, the times on the microwave, the DVD player and all the alarm clocks were exactly the same.

There were lots of coasters. They were all exactly the size of a CD case. I know this because we got home and found one mixed in with our CDs. I have to mail it back. Simon is worried that they know the precise number of coasters and that it will be missed.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't really think they COUNT all the coasters. But, you never know.... way to make ya paranoid eh? You could've gone off with their bathrobes, if they had any.

Anonymous said...

You've committed crime Kate! Crime! There is no turning back. You simply must keep the coaster. ;)

Diane said...

LOL! This one's hilarious! Not to say that the rest of them aren't....

Kate said...

Yes, I'm a criminal, now. And the coaster crossed state lines. That makes it really bad.

Anonymous said...

They can getcha cross state lines ya know.... Yeah, I didn't know where to comment as well, so decided to comment here. Where where you overseas? Yeah, I know it's a SAPPY song... but ya know...

Katherine said...

LOL Yeah, perfect places....like the models they show you in new housing developments, where every piece of furniture matches and there are no headless dolls in the middle of the living room floor. Sheesh. Why would I want to buy THAT place??

Amrita said...

Hope you didn 't leave one of your cds for them to use as a coaster LOL