Day 38

Let me start by saying, I'm glad I got home when I did :/
 I'm finally comfy in my own bed, and my neighbor really needed me tonight!  Glad I was here to help....
Lexie, Charlie, and I hit the road today to come back home and check on our friends here.  We've been enjoying family time, but ready to be back at home, for a few nights anyway.... Then off to memaws and back to MS to see my favorite nephews!!! I'm so excited I can't stand it to see those boys.

Things have definitely settled down since our crazy day that I last wrote about.  I've talked to my love pretty frequently, and had several things going on to keep us busy.  The kids had a blast at VBS all week, and I enjoyed going to see them perform at the end of it all on Friday.  I saw and chatted with a friend i havent seen in a couple years, too.  Then a great afternoon with Sarah and all our kiddos, minus Micah.  We let the girls pick what we ate for lunch, so of course, we ended up at the McDonald's play land.  Maybe not so great, but they had a blast playing.  Then off to her house for a few hours of sun and swimming for the afternoon.  Busy busy is the best way to make these days go by faster.  It's only been a little over a month, but those 2 weeks at home went pretty quick, and I'm sure the next few will too.

After an unusually eventful Friday night, with one wetting the bed and one awake early up chucking (from what he swears was one chip), we tried to get a little more sleep.  Lexie however was wide awake right as I got comfy again, practically demanding cereal & juice.  This is my child that usually is sleeping in, but couldn't be persuaded to do so today.  It's funny too how lately she wakes up and immediately want cereal, just like her daddy.  Unless he's off to PT, he has to eat before he turns into a crud from one of those snickers commercials!  Haaa!  Gotta love that Russell blood :) Kyle is more like me, where he'd rather skip and go straight to lunch, or have random leftover dinner food for breakfast.  He'll settle for cereal, but would chunk it in the trash for a hot pocket!  I adore my family, as crazy as they make me.

Mark wasn't able to call today around his normal lunchtime call.  I looked forward to it since I was driving home, then couldn't talk very long this evening.  Enough to help me figure out which charger to use for his truck, since it was dead when I got home, and to walk me through starting up the bike, since Kyle didn't come back to handle that!  We did get to talk a while just a couple days ago!  I love long conversations with him, because its like a mental & emotional recharge.

When we got home, Connor & Kaydee were immediately running out the door to see us, and we all went inside for mamas to catch up, and kiddos to play while I sorted through mail and papers.  Then we pulled out slip and slides for a little water fun for them.  When it was all over, my baby girl and I came in & she had some chicken nuggets, pickles, and cheese.. Then pretty much crashed after reading our new book from Dolly Parton!   Looking forward to the next few busy days!