travel time

I did some calculating and it turns out that from the time the plane wheels leave the ground here in Misawa, until another plane's wheels touch the ground in Mississippi will take 22 hours. There will be a lot of landing and taking off, riding busses, and being frisked in between. The flight from Tokyo to Atlanta lands two hours before it left. (15 hour time zone difference with a 13 hour flight). I love time travel.

I was remember when I brought Lily home from the hospital. I had an easy delivery and the next day I was feeling pretty good. I decided to cook dinner for the family. Something easy, mac n cheese, the kraft type. I boiled the water, added the noodles, and the yellow powder. Yes, I poured the yellow powder right into the boiling water with the noodles. This is when I realized, I may not have bounced by all the way from having Lily quite yet.

I have read that women loose 20% of their brain function after giving birth. Perhaps, who can argue with science? I think it has more to do with all the extra stuff that gets crammed into your brain after the baby is born. Like every ounce of formula or breast milk, every diaper change and what it looked like, how much they have slept, rashes, how many diapers are left, what are the hours the store that sells diapers is open, do I have enough money for diapers, how many hairs on their head, how they like to be held..... you get the idea. I think that after about 24 hours your brain starts leaking all the information you have acumulated your entire life, just because it gets over filled. Or maybe I just have a small brain.

I am used to multitasking, thinking of three things at once etc, but when the babies are little I loose that ability because I am already multi-tasking to the limit. Anyways, I am looking forward to a bit of a break. To be able to turn it all off for a few days. Just to think about me, myself, and I. And I get to buy a house!