The first thing Friday morning I reminded Steve that Heather, Hilary and I would have an opportunity to be together that afternoon for a couple of hours. There were lots of things I wanted to do with that precious time, but all of our phones were on the fritz and I had been procrastinating checking out various services and making any kind of a decision about a new cell phone. Technology changes are challenging for me and I just felt I hadn't been able to deal with such an additional major change. Steve and I went to check out phone services. One of the deciding factors about the service we chose was that we could bundle our internet service at the CV home for $30. We thought that was great. After we had picked out phones, we found out the service doesn't include our street. Bummer!
When Heather's family arrived, we had a bratwurst lunch together and then headed back to the phone store while the kids played. I ended up with a real "big" phone-almost a brick. However, it is like a mini-mini tablet too. I am currently working very hard to learn to use it. The sad part of Friday was that instead of getting a footzone from Heather, we spent our time getting phones. I prefer zones to phones. Darn!
My new "big" phone next to my old phone and Steve's phone. When I hold it up to my ear, it is half as big as my face. Looks weird but who cares?
I love our finished basement with its kitchenette. It's a great place to gather for a family meal and the kids can play nearby. They love the new hat wall and a few additional new dress-ups I've added to the chest.
Here Jameson and Elsie dance to the old time record player tunes. Jameson has rhythm and loves dancing.
Saturday, the sprinkler people were working on our yard sprinkler system. We were glad we were around to make sure a few things were included for our future garden and orchard.
Hilary took 2nd place in her age group in her first triathalon on Saturday morning. Congrats, Hilary. That's quite an accomplishment. She thinks its fun!
After that Korinne stayed around awhile and helped me sort and put away music that has been packed away for about 6 years and then she helped me wash the very dusty front door. It looks much better now.
Steve assembled and hung a cabinet for my sewing room. It was a frustrating project so I really appreciate his hard work.
As soon as Britton returned from his scout camp, we loaded up and headed south. The M family was patiently waiting at our condo so we could celebrate Elsie's 6th birthday. Hooray for Elsie!
Our 2 bedroom condo is cozy, but we managed to sleep 11 people there last night. I should have taken pictures of the all the kids sleeping on the floor. Oh well. Maybe next time. Aaron was able to take the kids swimming while they waited for us to arrive. It was a good thing they went early as it started to rain. It was raining very hard so Steve went to the Army Navy store and purchased a tarp to make our next activity more comfortable. I had purchased tickets to take the older grandkids to Glenn Beck's Man In The Moon event. It poured for several hours before the event and didn't seem to be letting up much. When we got to the ampitheater, it continued to rain but a bit more lightly.
Glenn came out on stage and said that they had asked for everyone's prayers a half hour ago. He left it in God's hands and said that the show would go on. Within about 5-10 min., it started clearing and we had a double rainbow. There were a few times when it sprinkled, but indeed the show went on. It was quite an experience to have together. I'm glad we went.
We planned and executed a very quick exit after the program and were home in about 20 minutes. That was amazing too. Everyone went right to bed. We had to get up early and pack. I'm going to Alaska with Steve on his business trip this week. I guess it's a typically busy weekend for us. Elsie and Heather were the only people up when we left for the airport. Here Elsie gives me a goodby hug in her new nightgown.
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