Quite a Week

It’s been quite the week for everyone in our family. We got to welcome mom back from her rigorous week back home, and it was really nice to see her. We all missed her a bunch, and we were all excited about her return. So much so that we went hog-wild in cleaning the house. The original plan was for Uncle P and Auntie D to spend the night, which meant clean sheets, towels, and bathrooms. Now I’m not a neat and tidy person (I just play one on TV), just ask R, but I can appreciate it when I see it, or for that matter, when I don’t see it.

R was flying into Leb airport with P&D, and we were to pick them up around lunchtime. As the plan evolved, P&D weren’t going to spend the night, after all, but we still cleaned the house as if they were. It’s nice to come home to clean house, especially for R. To their credit, the kids were on a mission, going well beyond the call of duty. Kudos to them for that. They even picked out some flowers for mom, which are blooming quite nicely.

We headed over to the airport and were there early enough to watch P land the plane, which is always a cool thing. There were a couple of families there that were hanging out on the upper deck, and if I didn’t know any better, I’d swear they were just hanging out and watching planes. People do that, you know.

Either way, we went to grab a bite to eat at Panera, and then it was back to the airport so that P&D could fly back home. Quite the quick visit, but it was nice to see them. I enjoy talking real man talk with PR, and he’s always ready with some good advice about real man issues like tools and building.

After they took off, we headed home and just chilled out. Mom was tired, it was a grueling week, so she just hung out by the stove with the kids and cats. A&N were originally invited to go bowling with their buddies, but it coincided with meeting with mom, so I said no way. However, later that evening, their friends invited them over for supper, so that worked out fine. R had a chance to catch her breath, and I tried to go for a bike ride and failed miserably (see New Workout Plan). Oh well, at least I tried.

We had family movie night, and then it was time for bed. We were all exhausted, so sleep was a welcome thing. Then again, when is it not a welcome thing?

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Florence3 for the pic.