We are going for the first time, and I want to know what to see and what to avoid.
The best shopping, as in LDS shopping...
Best 'nice' dining experience
Best casual eating place
What are some of the 'can't miss' things?
We are renting a car so we will be driving around...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Finally!
It was every bit of two years, but it was worth it. My son has returned with honor, a new and improved version of the son we sent out. I can't say it was painless for me, but the man he has become could not have been produced by staying here. Every time he comes into the room, it is such a joy to see him. We had EVERYONE together for Sunday dinner, and I have to say, it was heaven...even though we ran short on the gnocchi, it was wonderful! We also took over sacrament meeting, with the 17 year old DD, 19 year old pre-missionary DS and the RM giving talks. Then the 11 year old DD sang Joseph Smith's First Prayer a cappella. It was the first time in forever that our entire family was at church together, even my SIL.
I am blessed...
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
We're off to see the Wizard...
Actually we are off to DC, the closest distribution center, for a 'g' run. DS should have to go through the same thing his brother did, namely have some granny educate him on the merits of corban vrs poly/cotton.
The up side is, my only sister, the Debmeister, will be up there doing some training, so I get to see her for a few hours. I haven't seen her in almost 2 years, so it will be fun. The DH will have to put up with our neurotic sibling bashing and listen for the umpteenth time, the grievances of our childhoods. DS will be hanging out with an EFY friend, so he is exempt from neurosis-paluzza. I suppose I will owe my DH big time, but I always do, so the national debt grows...
This will all keep me occupied until Elder K makes his triumphant return, in glory, tomorrow night. That means we will have driven over 500 miles, disinfected the house, and assumed an air of piousness...all in 24 hours.
Yeah right!
The up side is, my only sister, the Debmeister, will be up there doing some training, so I get to see her for a few hours. I haven't seen her in almost 2 years, so it will be fun. The DH will have to put up with our neurotic sibling bashing and listen for the umpteenth time, the grievances of our childhoods. DS will be hanging out with an EFY friend, so he is exempt from neurosis-paluzza. I suppose I will owe my DH big time, but I always do, so the national debt grows...
This will all keep me occupied until Elder K makes his triumphant return, in glory, tomorrow night. That means we will have driven over 500 miles, disinfected the house, and assumed an air of piousness...all in 24 hours.
Yeah right!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Why did I start?
Why did I start reading Harry Potter? Why did I start scrap booking my son's mission pictures? Why did I start purging my house a week before my son returns from his mission.What am I, nuts?
I must have 4 inches of scrap book, as in it's 4 inches deep, maybe 6. It's still not done. I want to show my son what a diligent ma I am, ha ha! That would be me, waiting until the last minute, to chronicle the best two years of his life.
The Harry Potter thing started at the beach..I read 1 through 4. Then vacation was over, and I spent many a sleepless night reading number 5. Why did I need to lose sleep reading about a moody teenager, when I live with about 3 right now? Well, they don't have magical powers and the only person who's name is not uttered is Elder K's ex-girlfriend. Ha, I spelled it girl"fiend"...Freudian slip. Ma bad. Anyway, I am now on #6 and trying to be moderate with it, as in reading before, not after midnight. Well, I started two days ago, and have only blown it once, so I think I have got this moderation thing licked.
The purge. That is what my DH likes to do right before we have any change in our lives. Like Elder K coming home. Who cares that he has probably lived like a pig for the last two years, let's gut every room in the house, at the same time. So when your kids purge their rooms, guess where the purged items end up? Yes, in the hallway. So why can't I do this one room at a time? Because I am a wienie and knowing my loathing of de-cluttering, bow down to the Man, and begin filling endless bags with flotsam and jetsam. I have always wanted to use that term, but it wasn't as satisfying as I thought it'd be. Probably because I'm not finished. The youngest sons' room, the armpit of the house, and the dining room, are the last stand. I do not even think I will attempt the office, which is the convenient catchall for all the junk I don't want to deal with. So it's only two rooms, the office will stay locked. I have the key. Now onto the backyard to plant a few last minute flowers in preparation for...
the farewell luau we are throwing for the next Elder K, who leaves in a couple of weeks. I can only hope the weather will come down out of the 100's with accompanying high humidity. Who wouldn't want to come and eat Hawaiian pulled pork, and sweat?
Anyway, my first born son returns in a couple of days, and I couldn't be happier...unless I could read Harry Potter until about 3:00am....
I must have 4 inches of scrap book, as in it's 4 inches deep, maybe 6. It's still not done. I want to show my son what a diligent ma I am, ha ha! That would be me, waiting until the last minute, to chronicle the best two years of his life.
The Harry Potter thing started at the beach..I read 1 through 4. Then vacation was over, and I spent many a sleepless night reading number 5. Why did I need to lose sleep reading about a moody teenager, when I live with about 3 right now? Well, they don't have magical powers and the only person who's name is not uttered is Elder K's ex-girlfriend. Ha, I spelled it girl"fiend"...Freudian slip. Ma bad. Anyway, I am now on #6 and trying to be moderate with it, as in reading before, not after midnight. Well, I started two days ago, and have only blown it once, so I think I have got this moderation thing licked.
The purge. That is what my DH likes to do right before we have any change in our lives. Like Elder K coming home. Who cares that he has probably lived like a pig for the last two years, let's gut every room in the house, at the same time. So when your kids purge their rooms, guess where the purged items end up? Yes, in the hallway. So why can't I do this one room at a time? Because I am a wienie and knowing my loathing of de-cluttering, bow down to the Man, and begin filling endless bags with flotsam and jetsam. I have always wanted to use that term, but it wasn't as satisfying as I thought it'd be. Probably because I'm not finished. The youngest sons' room, the armpit of the house, and the dining room, are the last stand. I do not even think I will attempt the office, which is the convenient catchall for all the junk I don't want to deal with. So it's only two rooms, the office will stay locked. I have the key. Now onto the backyard to plant a few last minute flowers in preparation for...
the farewell luau we are throwing for the next Elder K, who leaves in a couple of weeks. I can only hope the weather will come down out of the 100's with accompanying high humidity. Who wouldn't want to come and eat Hawaiian pulled pork, and sweat?
Anyway, my first born son returns in a couple of days, and I couldn't be happier...unless I could read Harry Potter until about 3:00am....
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