Our last day of our fun-family-vacation, and it felt just about right. We didn’t do anything crazy, we hardly left the house we were staying at, but we did enjoy ourselves. 

The weather was so much better in Toronto than at home, which meant the kids enjoyed another 5 days of outdoor activity.

I learned more and caught up with old friends, renewing my vow to be better at keeping in touch.

I watched a movie with my husband, and wrote 20,000 words towards my next book.

The children were stars on the plane home, including Matt, who was asleep before we even left the runway.

A quick McDonalds take out, a load of laundry through and an early night. 

Everything a mother could want in a week off work, the faint echo of freedom already fading.

Tomorrow, back to the real world!