tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323756464766188140.post-51293874612944312552009-05-20T11:27:00.000-07:002009-05-20T11:54:35.345-07:00<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penmachine/3544478565/" title="Bored by penmachine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3544478565_b963f7097b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bored" class="post" align="right" /></a>Okay, maybe we did pay a price for <a href="http://www.penmachine.com/2009/05/airliners-are-modern-miracles-of">our fabulous little trip</a>. Not because of all the heavy food, but from the intensity of the activity. Aside from our outings, we also did a bit of shopping and quite a lot of swimming in the hotel pool. So, after all that, once we got home, my cancer medication side effects kicked in and I was in the bathroom till 2&nbsp;a.m.</p> <p>Then, this morning, we were all so wiped out we could hardly struggle out of bed. The kids were tired enough that I kept them home from school so they're in better shape for Thursday (or maybe after lunch today), and I've been resting. Alas, my wife had to make her way to a couple of medical and dental appointments, so she dragged herself out of the house.</p> <p>Anyway, I think the weekend was enough of an educational experience that it's okay for the girls to miss a bit of school. The Woodland Park Zoo and the Boeing factory are a killer field trip, right?</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8323756464766188140-5129387461294431255?l=www.penmachine.com%2Findex.php'/></div>Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305726604191188040noreply@blogger.com3