April 19 - Traditional Thai Massaaarrghh!

It was overcast this morning so I took the boys to the playground at the end of our street. It was their second visit to this playground and Ronan was very excited to go on the see-saw. They’d never seen/used one before Thailand. Boy that brought back memories. It took Turner about 37 seconds to learn that if he jumps up real hard it makes for a less that pleasant ride for his 10 pound lighter younger brother. It took Turner another 15 seconds to learn that if he keeps see-sawing too hard he slides forward off the seat onto the bar and has an unpleasant ride for himself.

Then later in the morning we hired a housekeeper to come in once a week and clean the house. I’m sooooo not in my comfort zone. However, with every child that’s blessed our lives, I‘ve learned to let go of my control freaked-ness a little more…. I think I can get adjusted to Pia cleaning my house :o) She starts in a week.

After that I had my 1st Thai massage at Healthland Spa.
A few things I’ve learned from the experience:

- You can get a 2 hour traditional Thai massage for $12!

- I need to stretch before the massage.

- Look out! That little Thai woman giving you a massage will TAKE YOU OUT with just her thumbs.

- My calf muscles are NOT strong enough to withstand a Thai massage.

- Two hours goes quickly when you don’t have 4 kids around.