Some Catching Up To Do...

Wow, the past week sure flew by and I realized that I haven't posted.

Caverns - Last Saturday we went to the Florida Caverns in Merriam, they were gorgeous. The kids had an awesome time despite the fact that Mom and Dad argued almost the whole way there and back. Our petty arguments took a backseat when we actually got to the site. :-) My husband and I have a great relationship, we love one another BUT...because we do not argue much we have what I'd like to call a volcanic build-up. Its as if it is needed to give another good several weeks to month and a half of virtually argue free living. Sadly though, the volcanic build-ups are the worst because you don't hold your thoughts and generally spout off horrible things to your spouse that you'd not say had you not felt so compelled to blow up.

I'm so glad that we went though, after the cavern tour we explored the nature outside...awestruck, I was absolutely, awestruck. Zak loves climbing so it was perfect for him and lots of logs and plenty of nooks and crannies. Brooke enjoyed it too until something bit her ankle, then she wasn't in the mood to try exploring off the path.

Sunday through Wednesday were basically uneventful and spent at home swimming, reading, watching tv, playing video games, games, etc. Monday, I offered the children 25% profit off of books sold on EBAY if they helped me sort through them all...they gladly helped! We don't have allowances so this is special for them and they deserved it. The process was so long in fact that Zachary cooked dinner that night because he said that I worked hard and shouldn't have to make dinner. What a SWEETIE! He made a delicious spaghetti dinner.

Wednesday the city put in a well water pump in the street not more than 100ft. from our bedroom window. The noise was atrocious and it shook the whole house. You could barely hear the TV up full volume, no exaggeration it was loud. The kids and Donnie had no problem falling asleep but I lay awake literally all night. I made the mistake of misreading Donnie earlier in the evening and tired and drained wrote a 'let me educate you' type of email that I sent causing him to send me a not so sweet reply later that day. NEVER EMAIL ABOUT A MISUNDERSTANDING WHEN YOU ARE OVER-TIRED...lol I apologized as soon as he walked in the door. The next morning I called the ECUA to ask if there wasn't a way that they could quite the pump...they did but it is still loud, however, I can sleep through it because the fan is in sync with the vibrations.

Thursday, after not sleeping at all we had to take the Mitsubishi to the dealer for a recall and tire repair. Zak, Brooke and I received a short history of the Mitsubishi lesson from the head of repairs. Did you know that the three diamonds stand for a father and his two sons? Or that Mitsubishi made parts for kamikaze pilots in WWII? The made parts for MANY things. We chowed on some doughnuts and drank some water while waiting and weren't there but only 40 minutes.

After our car was finished we headed over to Lavender's for a long visit. The kids swam, played baseball, played video games, etc. and Lavender and I had nice conversation. Her home is so warm and inviting, she makes me laugh, cry, you name it. Her household is the kind where not only kids long to go to but adults as well. I'm glad we spent time there as we probably won't see them until June.

I was so drained from no sleep that Donnie ended up taking Brooke to gymnastics. Zak talked to my mother for 2 hours that evening, they can just go on and on and on, laughing and talking about anything on their minds.

Friday There had been over a month of anticipation for today, a day that we would pick up a very special visitor...my father, Grandpa John! We cleaned and the kids swam, they couldn't hardly stand waiting. They looked at the clock all day long, tried to pass time in other ways, (oh, who am I kidding, I was anxious too!)and then finally, it was 5:05 pm and time to go to the airport. We stood at the exit for 10-15 minutes smiling from ear to ear and finally we saw my Dad and the smiles got bigger, we greeted and everyone got a huge hug. After we got him to our home we mostly sat on the deck and visited, what a terrific day.

And that brings us to today, Saturday, May 6, 2006. I'm up early and until now everyone else is sleeping but now Zak is up. We're heading off to the Crawfish Festival later (PTOOEY!) because Donnie and Zak love crawfish. I'm looking forward to another day with my dad. :-)