WoLFi TaLEs

After returning from a mini round the world trip completed in 3 weeks, it was no surprise that on our arrival back home, jet lag was going to catch up with us eventually. For many of you who have experienced it, jet lag can hit like a tidal wave and induce one into a coma like state. So beware, do not operate common household appliances, and do absolutely not take on excessive childcare demands, if possible.

Mr G, Possum’s dad and my partner, for some godforsaken reason had decided he would go to play badminton the eve of our return home. For most of the day I felt fine, Possum was playing happily with much-missed neighbourhood friends, and I assured him it would be no problem at all. As usual, he made Possum’s dinner before departure, while I was having a ‘little rest’. However, this little rest, soon became deep sleep, and it was Possum who ended up waking me after her meal, which had not only fed her, but decorated the couch in the most unusual way. Why is it that non-homemade spaghetti sauce sets and hardens so quickly, or had I really been asleep that long?

While scraping the lounge, I set the kettle to boil with no water, put a couple of pieces of bread in the toaster but forgot to press down the lever. Then I sat down to watch a Smurf DVD with Possum, and again the wave hit. How was I going to get through bath time, tooth brushing, story time. So I urged Possum towards the bedtime routine. Somehow she persuaded me that she should watch just one more episode… I probably could have been persuaded to vote R … Ok, I won’t go there. But instead I decided to lie down for another short nap, rather than endure more Smurfisms. Somehow I managed to stay semi-awake, and went to check on Possum, who was blissfully, and deeply asleep on the lounge. Finally, the jet lag fairy had come to carry her away to dreamland. After tucking her into bed, I too, blissfully sercomed to a sleep so deep, it really felt like a jet-lag induced coma.