This is late, but don't ask why...


It took me until about Thursday morning to feel like I had gotten over this summer cold I acquired last week and I’m still coughing up crud and sleeping in just about every morning. The sleeping in is nice.


On Monday, Lars’ runny nose had gotten somewhat out of control, so in my infinite wisdom, I decided to give him some Benadryl that evening to try and sleep. Mistake. Simply put, the boy doesn’t take medicine and some day, Mommy will learn. He choked on it, made a horrific coughing sound, and threw up all over me and my newly showered body. I was not happy, so he’s had a runny nose all week and been somewhat cranky, but he too is feeling better now.

Eden had her last week of Kinder camp this week. I was hoping the center would make up days next week that they missed earlier in the summer, since we’d already paid for it, but they did not. So, she enjoyed her last day, making a puffy paint T-shirt to commemorate her summer of age three, which is soon to end, I’m afraid.

Wednesday afternoon, Pastor came home to get the children in the Ford, as they were going to a ‘planting party’ at a parishoner’s house out of town. Meanwhile, I had about an hour to pick up toys and study my notes for my lesson that evening. As I sat down to the computer, this strange blue thing drove by my house. As I stared at it with a crinkled face, I thought immediately of the movie ‘Bednobs and Broomsticks” and the strange motorcycle/automobile that Angela Lansbury drives when she’s not being a witch on her broomstick. Then it hit me, Al’s parents have arrived, a couple days early. Surprise!

A little stiff after many hours on a trike, the wind blew them in to sit down. Since Al was gone and I was just leaving, they made themselves at home and relaxed a bit. I pointed to the empty fridge and told them to help themselves, or go out to eat. They opted for number two, probably because once they stepped onto the kitchen floor, their feet stuck like glue to the unwashed, sticky, not-really-fit-for-company floor. Thankfully, they didn’t seem to mind it.

Went to Gering’s farmer’s market one evening, and picked up a head of cabbage, some squash for Ke-bobs, as well as fresh cilantro for my fresh salsa. Since the community garden is coupled with the market, we walked through the garden and greenhouse, as I deadheaded for seeds for my own garden! I think it was worth the trip. We also took the kids out to supper, which is a treat, as we don’t often take them to restaurants. Both kids sat well, coloring their sheets. The place even had puzzles to do, it was great. While they tackled their respective bowls of cottage cheese, the rest of us had a fairly nice & uneventful meal.


One morning this week I washed the kitchen floor. At lunch time, I reached up into the fridge for something and knocked the left over chili from the top shelf, sending it crashing to the floor and breaking open the container from the bottom. Chili makes a big mess when it’s on the clean floor, sliding glass window, blinds, cupboards, stool, island and rug. I was not happy, but, being the every conscious clean wife, I immediately cleaned it up. That evening, we went grocery shopping and I bought a 12 pack of coke, something I contemplated at the time, but splurged for. As Al walked it into the kitchen, it began dripping from an exploded can inside the box. There goes my ‘clean’ floor again!

Sunday afternoon, we travelled to Crawford for an Ordination/Installation service. The kids and I walked around Ft. Robinson in the 95 degree heat and then went to the nice, shady City Park before heading to the church for supper. It was a long day in the car, but the views on the drive are nice.

Since the grandparents have been here, we’ve acquired a new sandbox, which was much needed, as well as part of the frame for hanging the sun shade above the deck. Also, got a truck load of rock & sand unloaded for underneath the deck, which had been neglected and was filling up with water & mud with all the rain we’ve had. So, it’s been nice to get a few things accomplished.

Will try to get some pictures up in the next day or two….