Okay, so I am taking some time to breathe today and actually SIT DOWN!
Maybe I'll even eat today!
I had that nice little trip with Rob back at the end of June (which I never even wrote about- shame on me!) and shortly after we got back I spent 24 hours being sick as a dog and then we entertained house guests for a week (VERY FUN!) and then it has been non-stop Vacation Bible School planning/working/participating for the ten days since!
A bit more detail. . .
Rob and I jetted off (unfortunately not in our private jet as it was in the shop during this trip) to the San Diego area for four days in June. We actually stayed in Carlsbad, just north of SD; our hotel was right next to Legoland for any lego lover readers out there. Rob had a Don Joy conference, and I tagged along for the vacation. I shopped, walked, read by the pool, ate good food, drank good wine, slept in a bit, enjoyed a long walk on the beach with Rob, got a manicure and pedicure at the hotel spa, and REALLY liked being able to finish multiple uninterrupted conversations with Rob. My Mom and Aunt Beth stayed with the kids and everyone seemed to do great! They were happy to have us home, but I don't really think they missed us too much as they were having too much fun. Thanks to Beth, my house was much cleaner when I arrived home than when I left!
We got home around 11 p.m. Sunday night. I decided to spend Monday doing mostly fun stuff with the kids which is totally against my nature. Normally I spend my first hours back doing catch up with laundry, cleaning, etc. I opted to delay those types of duties for fun with the kids as I knew the next couple of weeks would be busy ones.
As I headed out to the grocery store Monday night I started not feeling so well. I managed to get the shopping done and all my cold items put away before I crashed in the recliner. By 2am, I started vomiting (sorry this part is not such a fun read) and kept that and more going for the next 3.5 hours or so. I spent most of Tuesday in bed or on the recliner in the LR. Not much was accomplished this day either, other than I finished the third book I took on vacation that I hadn't quite finished. Rob came home around 10:30am (I think) and managed the kids and house for the rest of the day. Thank goodness!
Wednesday came around and the illness had passed, but I was still pretty wiped out as I hadn't started eating much yet. I managed to get caught up around the house and made a trip into church to touch base on Vacation Bible School stuff.
Thursday- I got a few errands taken care of and then our first house guests arrived! Rob's sister, her hubbie, and girls showed up mid-day and our "at-home vacation" began! We swam a lot, ate a lot, played Wii, did open gym at our gymnastics center, played glow-in-the-dark mini golf, watched fireworks on the 4th, and had a ton of fun! They left Sunday morning.
On Sunday afternoon, I spent some extra time at church
without children in tow, to get some organizing done for VBS and sorting supplies that had been donated. I arrived home in time for dinner and some calmness, before . . .
Our second group of house guests arrived! Rob's brother, his wife (with yet-to- be-born baby ... YEA!), and daughter rang the doorbell around 8 pm. We swam a lot, ate a lot, had a picnic lunch on campus with some VERY friendly squirrels, ducks, & geese, bought some shirts at Hobby Lobby, visited the training room, and had a ton of fun!
They left Wednesday, and then began the BIG PUSH for finishing VBS projects, organizing, etc. We are now a week later- three days into VBS and all is well, but we are all tired!
I am likely to report more details on VBS later, but for now I think I am done writing.
Okay, just so you know, the eat comment from above was a joke. I have been eating- it's just that my food consumption hasn't actually been of the proper food pyramid variety and/or at normal eating times. Seriously, Mom and Rob and anyone else who is overly protective of me, I REALLY have been eating!
