After getting all of my cooking and cleaning done on Wednesday, we decided to just go to Subway and get a sandwich for supper. When we got in the pickup to leave the restaurant, it wouldn't start. It sounded like it wasn't getting any gas at all, so Dennis figured it was probably either the fuel pump or timing belt. We called Ricky, and he and Amanda came and rescued us. Being the night before Thanksgiving, we figured the truck would be stuck in the parking lot all weekend. (Dennis was able to get a tow truck to move it to an auto shop Friday morning, even though the shop won't be open until tomorrow morning.)
The kids made it in Wednesday night around 8:30. Jesse was wired up! That is a long drive for a couple of 2-year-olds to make...especially when they are arriving after their normal bedtime. They were allowed to stay up for a little while and run off some steam before being put down for the night. They did not like having to go to bed, but they wore out pretty quick. The adults stayed up visiting longer than we should have. We started around 10:00 saying we needed to turn in, but I think it was close to midnight before we ever made it to bed.
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| Dennis sharing his jerky with Shepherd |
Thursday was filled with cooking, eating, playing with the boys and visiting. After Daddy and Bobbie left to head west (first to go visit Ted in the hospital and then on to Spur), the boys went down for a nap and the rest of us (except for Dennis) played a hilarious game of Things. Jesse got up while we were just getting going good and "played cards" in the big middle of us. He thought he was as big as everyone else! Ricky and his girlfriend, Amanda, left after that for another Thanksgiving dinner with her family, while we just pulled out the leftovers and heated up what each of us wanted. We visited and played some more, but we all turned in earlier to get rested up before our next busy day.
Friday, we fortified ourselves with a big pancake breakfast and then headed to the Ft. Worth Zoo. We got there about 15 minutes after they opened at 10:00. The parking lot was already pretty full, and there were people with strollers everywhere! It was a great day to take little ones to see the critters. We had Stephen and Mandy's double stroller, but the boys didn't stay in it long. They were ready to get out and explore! They did great about holding someone's hand and staying close. Of course they loved climbing on all of the fences, but there was always an adult or two on hand to hold on to them and keep them corralled. They really enjoyed looking at all of the animals...especially the big cats and penguins and fish. They also enjoyed the play barn in the Texas section, where they could run and climb to their hearts' content. We ended up staying until about 1:00. We were all pretty hungry by then, so we went to a nearby Vietnamese restaurant for lunch to celebrate Josiah. It was everyone's first time to try Vietnamese cuisine (except for Sheila and I). I think they all enjoyed it! Sheila, Stephen and I all got Pho...the traditional soup that is a staple at all Vietnamese restaurants. It is SO flavorful! There were also plenty of egg and spring rolls and fried rice of all kinds consumed!
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| Shepherd loved holding hands with the kangaroo! |
Ricky and Amanda headed home after lunch, while the rest of us went by Sheila's apartment for a short visit. The boys loved checking out Josiah's bedroom and toys! Jesse can't wait for Sheila to "get on an airplane and go get his cousin and bring him back to play with him." He talks about Josiah on a pretty regular basis. Those three boys are going to have so much fun growing up together!
After our traditional turkey quesadillas for supper that night, the boys got put down for the night and we ran the guys out of the living room for our Gilmore Girl reunion marathon! We hadn't planned to watch all four episodes at one time, but we kind of got caught up in it. The guys turned in early, but it was 1:30 before we finished and went to bed. That made for a short night, because Shepherd is such an early riser! We pretty much did "every man for himself" for breakfast Saturday morning, with leftover banana bread that Mandy brought, leftover bacon and pancakes, and cereal and bananas. We didn't really do anything after that other than play with the boys until it was time for lunch. After soup and grilled cheese sandwiches and cleaning up the kitchen, everyone started packing up and getting ready to leave. Sheila had to "dog sit" for her old boss at 2:00, and Stephen and Mandy needed to get the boys home at a decent time to get them to bed that night. So we all said our good-byes, and then Dennis and I crashed! Even after 9 hours of sleep last night, I still feel like I'm just running on fumes today...and I ache all over. I'm not used to picking up and carrying around 35 pounds of unfettered energy!
Tomorrow will be a day of playing catch up around the house. I have my appointment with the cardiologist on Tuesday, 2 days of all day classes Wednesday and Thursday, a 2-hour visit on Friday, volunteering Saturday morning at the CASA Santa's workshop, and then girls' weekend with Sheila at Diane B's place. Another busy week!
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