December 1, 2003

  • Home Again, Home Again Jiggety Jig -
    Or Something like That


    Well, Thanksgiving in Florida was about the coldest Thanksgiving I've spent since I left Minnesota.  I'll admit it was partially my own fault, I mean, I packed for Florida.  I didn't realize that Florida had packed up and gone somewhere else leaving us with a piece of real estate from the upper Midwest in exchange. 


    My husband's parents are cool people.  (Which means that they think I'm wonderful and they love my kids beyond reason.)  Shirley cooked enough food for five times our number, so I'm avoiding the scale this week in hopes that if I don't eat anything between now and well, probably mid-January, I'll lose the weight I gained at her table.  Oh, but it was good.  Joe didn't make any of his Cajun specialties on this trip so I escaped that temptation.  He laughs because yes, he knows that his Shrimp Etouffe is good, but before he met me, he never saw anyone who would eat the left-overs for breakfast the next day.  Hey, I can have eggs and oatmeal anytime.


    Shirley and I play games, too.  Oh, the guys will play if pressed (and Shirley is good at pressing) but I don't require any manipulation to bring me to the board.  We started off with Upwords.  But after I totally wiped the floor with her, she decided that we should switch to dominos.  I usually hold my own in dominos, but not this trip.  The great statisitical equalizer of the universe got even with me for that 375 points I scored in Upwords and I lost 7 games of Mexican Train like some kind of ... well ... train that I couldn't get off at the next station. 


    We took the kids to the beach on Saturday.  It wasn't nearly warm enough for it, but I love it so much that no one wanted to tell me "no".  (there are photos, I'll try to post later.)


    The trip home yesterday was as it should be, long, but uneventful.  My children are wonderful travellers, and apart from a couple odd moments when Tucker cried over a golfball, they made the trip in a bubble of pleasant play. 


    Now it's time for me to get to work on some things that have been on my back burner for a while.  Wish me luck. 

Comments (18)

  • He only cried over a golfball for a COUPLE of minutes? Oh, girl. Can I trade offspring every now and then ?!

    I'm so glad it was so good. As for scales: hey, I'm walking BIG circles around mine .

    Congratulations on Upwords. And as for the train? It's more fun to stay on....

  • Sounds liek a nice trip, even if it was a bit chilly.  You should have come to Texas.  It was in the 70's here.

  • Oh it sounds like you had such a blessed holiday even if the weather was cool, wish you could have been in Texas it was much milder.  Love, Cathie Jo

  • good luck!

  • Good luck!

  • Good luck!

    It was a good holiday. The kids trying to simotaneously feed the seagulls and defend themselves from the gulls was a priceless moment.

  • Welcome home

  • Sounds like a great time.  You are blessed!!  o/

    God Bless - Dale

  • I wish you success.

  • Luck! Welcome back home!

  • Strange, I had subscribed to you a long time ago and I never unsubscribed. I thought you just hadn't blogged in a long time. It must be a xanga glitch.

    Waves hi

  • Jigs are good fishing bait

  • Nice to have a little break away.  Glad you have such good inlaws, that's rare!

  • Glad you had a safe & fun trip!

  • Cold days at the beach. Reminds me of walks on the beach at Moss Landing (always cold and foggy) with my grandma and grandpa when I was just a tyke. Mike

  • Glad you had a nice visit with your in-laws.

  • Glad you had a nice visit with your in-laws.

  • ...Florida is a most deceptive state in climate. The cold of Florida feels colder to me than the cold of midwest. Brrrrr Glad you had all that delicious food to keep you and family warm. But really, don't you know it's "not nice" to wipe the floor up with your hostess?   MuSe

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