Caribbean Fun Sink

Well, Fun Sink and family are about to take the party to the Dutch Caribbean, and with the impending arrival of Twinkle Baby #3 a little more than five weeks away, we are skipping the Aruba festivities this year.

We're all a little (or a lot) sad about it. I encouraged Mr. Twinkle to take one or both girls without me if he wanted to, but he chose not to. Fun Sink and my FIL even tried to convince us to let Twinklette go with them without us. Yeah, she's four and still calls out for her mommy in the night, so I'm probably not going to let her go to the land of Joran Van Der Sloot without at least one of her parents, but thanks so much for the offer.

Twinklette is naturally bummed about the whole thing, as it's hard for a four-year-old to comprehend the intricacies of safe pregnancy travel practices. She came and whispered, "Can I go with [Fun Sink, etc] to Aruba?" and I had to say no, and I told her why with reason and honesty. There's no point in not telling her the truth about it. She loves the baby sister she already has and is super-excited about meeting her new one, so I don't for a second think that she'll resent Baby #3 over a little lost Aruba time. We'll make up for it...and when we do, this mama will be able to make use of the swim-up bar. (Fun Sink had to remind me that it's going to be hard with 3 kids, and we may have to wait awhile to return to Aruba. Is having 3 kids that weird and socially suicidal? You'd think I was Michelle Duggar).

Twinklette was still sad after I gave her my honest answer, and we were all doing our best to lighten the mood and give the Great Aruba Disappointment some perspective that a four-year-old can grasp. Fun Sink goes, "Hey--you know what? In five weeks something very special is going to happen!" What's that, you might ask? The birth of a new member of the family? The long-awaited arrival of Twinklette's new baby sister and lifelong friend? You might think so, but no. "Aunt L. and Sophie are coming back into town, and they're staying for a whole week!"

I could not make this stuff up if I tried.

And now, off to read Julep's post about a most interesting legal case...can't wait to read about her perspective!