Well last week, Jackson, Maclaren, and I all went "home" for Zsa Zsa's "Birthday Weekend"! On Thursday (the day before her Birthday), Libby and I sent her 50 pink roses and a riddle with the conclusion that she was taking Friday off. Then later that afternoon the kids and I surprised her with our visit! She had absolutely no idea we were coming! We all went to El Acapulco in Corning for dinner that night.
On Friday Libby and I took her to get a pedicure and her hair done. Neelyville had a game that night so we hadn't planned anything for that night-so of course we all went to the game.
Saturday I had a shoot in Kennett so mom (and Alex) watched Maclaren and Jackson went to play with Hank and Hunter (my cousins' boys-they are 4 and 5-I think). Later that night we had Mary Beaird call mom and tell her that she wanted us to come eat. In actuality Mary, David, Colby (Mary's grandson and Jackson's good friend) along with Bill and Myra and Tim, Pat, and Sophia were all waiting (in black). The ladies had decorated the table with "Over the Hill" items and black balloons adorned the table. Mom seemed to have a good time and later still declared that she had no idea of our scheme. She danced with the waiter-and gave him a kiss after they sang her "Happy Birthday". Pat and Mary lit 50 candles, which Jackson helped Mom blow out. By the way, they got the cake at Rowland Stollen's and it was awesome!
THEN on Sunday night we went to Gram's for Shrimp Gumbo, fried potatoes and Granny's Texas Sheet Cake. So, it was definitely a BIRTHDAY WEEKEND! I think she quite enjoyed all of the festivities!
The kids and I headed back home on Monday. We got a late start, mostly due to the canceling of two of Aunt Libby's classes which prompted lunch followed by Maclaren nursing while Jackson ran around McLane Park. We finally got on the road around 12:45pm. To make a long story short we stayed way too long in Springfield and I wasted a quarter of a tank of gas due to the wrong turns that I took(I'm blaming it on the GPS)! Therefore we did not arrive home until about 11:45pm! What a long day!
The first part of this week was pretty uneventful. We bought Chutes and Ladders and have discovered that Jackson is the luckiest kid we know! The first two times he played he hit the square that has the ladder that moves him to square 84-and ended up winning both times. I, on the other hand hit the chute that goes back to square 6, not once, but twice--in one game! For those of you who don't remember or who just don't know, the game has 100 squares.
I still had some of my stuff out from my shoot last weekend so I tried taking a few shots of the kids this week. I must say, I was not extremely successful-but of course, I will keep trying.
The most excitement we had was yesterday! After contemplating for awhile (and extremely hard this week) I decided to take Maclaren to get her ears pierced. I did enough research and decided that now was a good time. I must admit, so far I don't regret it at all. We (myself, Jackson and Maclaren) went to Pittsburgh (KS) and had it done at Claire's. It was early enough in the afternoon that both associates could help as no one else was in the store (not to mention the mall was about the size of Valley Plaza, with just about as many stores). Yes, she cried, for just a moment but was smiling at the associate before we left the store! I've cleaned them twice and she hasn't cried a bit. She must not realize they are there because she hasn't bothered them, which leads me to believe that they don't hurt.
Well I have been on here for awhile, I'm wasting valuable unimpeded cleaning time. Andy's napping with Maclaren and Jackson is watching his new favorite show-Scooby Doo: Where Are You?. Yes, the 60's version-old school-that's how we roll! More later!
