why is it so difficult!?!?

why is it, you can plan a vacation, and get everything taken care of, but not be able to cope with staying home?

as you know from my previous posts, this week was to be a good old-fashioned family vacation. until winter decided to throw another fit. (or three). at first i was hopeful, that the weather would clear, and we could enjoy a shortened trip with a slightly delayed departure date. but the snow kept coming.

the dilema quickly became, do i go to work, or do we try to salvage some fun out of the week locally?

it seems like a simple enough question, but i'm not sure there is a correct answer...

since time off from work is now as difficult to come by as it ever has been for me, (i'm still getting used to my new responsibilities,) i decided not to go into work. "duh!" you're thinking! but what you don't realize is that when i'm home on a weekday with nothing planned, i throw off the routine of the house. it's bad enough with my five-year-old off track from school, now add me.

monday we wasted most of the day deciding what to do. but we did have an enjoyable night at the dinosaur museum. (see my wife's blog here for more about that.)

yesterday was still by and large, a waste. today was no better. since i don't want to go to work tomorrow, i now have the task of finding something to do. ordinarily, i have a decent list of fun things to do locally. unfortunately, most of them are outdoor, and require better weather than this sucktacular week has offered.

so it's back to the drawing board, as it were...