On Wednesday, the closer I got to the farm the harder it rained. So, I continued on to Kalvin and Pam's where Shauna's been staying. She was going to Salt Lake that afternoon to retrieve my mother (thus commencing the in-gathering of relatives from the far-flung corners of the globe) and I asked if I could tag along. Little did I know that I would end up in Ohio.
Later that morning we got a call that Jessi was in the hospital and they wouldn't be able to come. After the initial major disappointment, it was decided that we couldn't let the whole family off the hook. So, by the time Shauna and I arrived in Salt Lake, the tickets had been rearranged. We picked mom up from the airport, the three of us crashed at a hotel, and Thursday morning Shauna and I were off to Ohio. We stayed in Ohio not more than 24 hours and headed back with three girls in tow.
We left Columbus Friday at about 5:30 in the evening, flew through Las Vegas to Salt Lake, then drove back up to Kalvin and Pam's.
Important crash course in parenting: after arriving home at 2:30 a.m. one can't simply crawl into bed when there are kids involved. They've got to be settled in first. In Ryann and Elena's case that just meant getting their sleep walking forms up the stairs- Paige took a little more persuading before she'd sack out again. I stumbled down the stairs and passed out in the basement.
Later that morning we got a call that Jessi was in the hospital and they wouldn't be able to come. After the initial major disappointment, it was decided that we couldn't let the whole family off the hook. So, by the time Shauna and I arrived in Salt Lake, the tickets had been rearranged. We picked mom up from the airport, the three of us crashed at a hotel, and Thursday morning Shauna and I were off to Ohio. We stayed in Ohio not more than 24 hours and headed back with three girls in tow.
We left Columbus Friday at about 5:30 in the evening, flew through Las Vegas to Salt Lake, then drove back up to Kalvin and Pam's.
Important crash course in parenting: after arriving home at 2:30 a.m. one can't simply crawl into bed when there are kids involved. They've got to be settled in first. In Ryann and Elena's case that just meant getting their sleep walking forms up the stairs- Paige took a little more persuading before she'd sack out again. I stumbled down the stairs and passed out in the basement.
The girls.
No, this picture isn't fuzzy. That's how things were beginning to look at that point in the adventure.
That was a life saving piece of work: Paige zonked under her pink blanket.
Good snacks, good entertainment, cramped legs... What more could a person ask for?
And this is what cinnamon roll dough looks like when you have a major distraction in the middle of the process. We stuck the dough in the freezer and continued on with the project when we returned from OH.
No, this picture isn't fuzzy. That's how things were beginning to look at that point in the adventure.
That was a life saving piece of work: Paige zonked under her pink blanket.
Good snacks, good entertainment, cramped legs... What more could a person ask for?
And this is what cinnamon roll dough looks like when you have a major distraction in the middle of the process. We stuck the dough in the freezer and continued on with the project when we returned from OH.
So, now it's a tangle of relatives. Rugrats, curtain-climbers and such doing their best to entertain the fogeys. Sorry, no pictures of all of that yet. In fact, I'll probably just let Sandra post the pictures from this weekend so you'll have to surf on over there in the near future. I may not get much photography time.
I'd better drag this tired boy to bed.
I'd better drag this tired boy to bed.
Crash course is right! You are WONDERFUL, Uncle and Auntie! Today is your big day, and we are sending you mountains of love, and every beautiful wish you can imagine for a happy future of many, many years together. xoxo
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