I went to Denmark to make a snowangel

I know it feels like New Year's was ages ago, but since this is my first entry in 2004
Happy New Year to all of you!

Ever since my friends and I decided to spend New Year's in Denmark I actually enjoy that day. No more waking up on the 31st in the worst mood of the year, no more being invited to several parties and not wanting to attend any of them. Hooray!
We rent a house there once a year and it is usually very relaxing: reading, long walks, sauna, drinking, eating and talking is basically all we do. This year, however, was a little different. Little not-even-2years-old Declan just wasn't on our schedule. Which means that a few hours after we went to bed he woke up. Doing soon-to-be-2years-old stuff: running, screaming (nobody told me kids at that age can ONLY scream!), bumping into things (like the door) which results in a heart-breaking crying etc.
He's a darling, but when I got back I felt like I really needed a vacation now and slept for 12 hours straight.
I don't see how parents can handle that every single day.