Happy anniversary! We decided that today would be a lay-around lazy day, spent swimming, lounging by the pool, reading, and updating the blog. At the end of the day, we went out for supper for our anniversary. At first, we weren't going to take the kids but when we couldn't find a fast food place, we brought them along for pizza and spaghetti. Barry and Margaret had the meze (meze is not an appetizer (although meze dishes can be served as appetizers), but rather...

Last night reminded us, quite abruptly, that we are no longer 13 or 14 years old. That's good, we think, but watching Connor and Tessa snooze away in contortionist positions while we tried to turn our catnaps into some kind of REM experience just made the night longer. Twelve hours later, found us bleary-eyed and hot and sticky as well as an hour and half late for our arrival in Corfu. Normally, this kind of thing is not a big deal but it was Sunday, which meant...