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<\/a>A tired\n Eve, patiently waiting as we packed for the trip.<\/p>\n
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Last week we had a
\n wonderful visit to the chaotic Collier half-a-house. It was
\n fun. We stayed in the hotel, took full advantage of their free
\n breakfast (Lex and I were there at 6am each day and we were all
\n back again later in the morning for a 2nd breakfast). The kids
\n loved the camper outside my parents house. Everything is little
\n and just their size :) We got to visit with two high-school
\n friends and meet their kids. Lex and Eve were sick at the
\n beginning of the trip so they missed a visit with one of my
\n friends, but then they got better and got to meet the other.
\n Then we had a fun trip to Bingo to see Rosy and eat a tasty
\n dinner (and lunch the next day!) at the Olive Garden. I do love
\n that place! We had a little birthday celebration for me, with
\n singing and presents and a signed drawing from Lex documenting
\n the event. On the way home we stopped at the Gap Outlet and
\n spent my gift card (thanks Joyce!!!) and way more than that
\n (shh…) on new clothes for me and a few things for the kids,
\n of course. A good time was had by all.<\/p>\n
<\/a>At the\n hotel.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/a>Eve’s\n new hat from Aunt Rose! It has a pair of mittens hooked at the
\n top, she wore it that way for most of the trip, but we
\n eventually detached them. Eve loves the hat!<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/a>At the\n Discovery Center.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/a>Coloring\n with Uncle Barney. The kids spent most of their time at the
\n house coloring. You’d think we don’t have markers at our house.
\n Something about the fancy paper, or scented markers… or just
\n something familiar in an unfamiliar house. Whatever, they loved
\n it. In this picture Lex is drawing a picture of my birthday
\n party that had just happened a few minutes ago. The finished
\n picture is now hanging on my wall :)<\/span><\/div>\n
Friday was rough with a previously
\n scheduled playdate (silly me) and the WW meeting (scary
\n scale!). We were all tired and cranky and the day ended, sadly,
\n with Lex crashing his booster seat chair over backwards and
\n hitting his head on the low shelves in the dining room. There
\n was blood everywhere! Scalp wounds bleed a lot. We got the
\n bleeding stopped and had lots of cuddling and snuggles and Lex
\n said his head felt fine a short time later. He has a nice cut
\n on the back of his head, but he swears it doesn’t hurt. We
\n watched him closely for awhile to make sure there was no other
\n damage. It certainly put us all in a less cranky mood and
\n helped us appreciate things a little more. And we survived, as
\n we always do, and moved on to a nice Saturday with dinner at my
\n grandparents house.<\/p>\n
I have lots of
\n pictures from the trip and I’d like to put them up on the
\n photos site. We’ll see if I get time for it
\n though….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi all, sorry for the delayed updates here. Life is busy. Most of you know what we were doing all last week anyway, but I know how much you like to read about it too :) A tired Eve, patiently … Continue reading