Yesterday was the first day I've emptied and filled the dishwasher and scrubbed the counters and stove top in a long time. Even hubby emptied the trash! Good cheap labor is so hard to find, and we're missing ours already :o)
Yes, we made a 3hr drive on Saturday morning to the airport to drop the two oldest off as they were making the trip to see their father for the summer. This is something we do every summer. They're here for nearly 2 weeks after school lets out, then they're gone. The difference this year is that they were flying there for the first time. Just a 45min flight, but still. For some reason, it was harder to say good bye to them. Jessica was a nervous wreck. So much so that she was shaking. I've never seen a person much less my own child shake out of nerves. Maybe that is what made it so much harder to let go?? With smiles and encouragement I said good bye to them. We were to wait until the plane left the ground before we left the airport. We sat, watching and waiting. It sorta just hit me, and I couldn't stop the tears from flowing. I just hate seeing them go.
They got to their dads house before we ever thought of being home, so when we did get in, the phone was ringing and thankfully Jessica had a great time, she said it was "FUUNN!!" Big relief. At least the flight back won't be so bad :o)
So, yesterday hubby went to work out, and I got in and cleaned up the kitchen. The kids usually have kitchen duty and there are things that get missed. Looks lots better in there. Bathroom is scrubbed. With just the 4 of us, things do tend to stay a bit cleaner. Just a bit mind you.
Today Sydney attended Vacation Bible School. It's the church that her best friend Laura attends (her father is preacher or youth minister there) Sydney doesn't understand what that meant as in whether or not Laura would be there. I assured her that she would be, but she wasn't holding her breath. Until we got inside and she saw her :o) Sydney told me later that hugged and hugged each other. She will attend all week this week, and then Laura and her family move on Saturday.
Geoffery and I took a trip to the bank and WalMart while Sydney was there. We picked up a few things, and the most important thing,... 4 bags of sand!!! We bought Geoffery a sandbox last year, but couldn't find sand!! So I jumped on it this year. We got back home, cleaned out the sandbox and filled it up :o) We then sat and played for 45mins in the 92 degree weather..... phew!!!
So, this begins our summer vacation. The kids are both home and inside right now, waiting for lunch. Both are anxious to head back out and play in the sand. I think I dread buying it now....... this is going to be a pretty hot summer!!! Will have to go out and play in the sand at like 8am before it's too hot LOL
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