Paris... Really?

We arrived home from Curacao on February 1st and Rob left on the 4th for a Delta trip that went to Paris.  He really wanted us to go with him, and I normally would have said "no way! I'm exhausted from just getting home!"  But two things prompted me to say, "yes! absolutely!"

First, this trip had a 48 hour layover in Paris.  Usually, when we join him on a trip we only get one day in the city.  It was very tempting to have 2 days to explore! Second, in our homeschool co-op we had been studying the Impressionists for Fine Arts. Every year we focus on a different 6 artists of a particular period. I knew with 2 days in Paris we could squeeze in a trip to the Musee D'Orsay and the kids could see the actual works of art we had been studying.  Sold!

Of course, in order to make this little excursion work, I had to move heaven and earth.  First there was the mountain of laundry that needed to be done.  Then there was the packing.  Oh, and I tutor at our co-op so I had to do all my usual work to prepare for that.  ​Not to mention that we would be flying to Paris the same day as our co-op, so the daily schedule looked like this:

5:30am- Wake up, finish packing, get myself and kids ready for school
7:00am- leave for school, drop off Griffey at boarding, drive to school
8:00am- arrive at school, have typical school day
3:00pm- Finish school, change into our travel clothes
3:30pm- Drive to airport, park car, shuttle to airport, security
4:00pm- paged by the gate agent, passport info needed, got seats, boarded plane
5:00pm- Take off for Paris!

Rob's trip actually had him flying from Minneapolis to Paris, so we would meet up with him at Charles De Gualle.  What a day!  

Disclaimer: This was our last trip before the full COVID-19 outbreak.  No one was wearing masks in February of 2020.

Love a photobombing flight attendant!

How cool is this kid?

These Schneider kids can sleep anywhere, even with all the lights on!

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