Recent Happenings

My friend Autumn just spent the last 5 days visiting. It was wonderful. Ry let us go out a couple times for shopping and other girlie stuff. Thanks honey. Usually when we travel back to the prairie we're visiting so many people that I don't get to spend much time with her. We made up for lost time and talked about everything we missed in each other's lives in the past year. T also warmed right up to her since she's such a natural mom. Hoorah.

In other news, Ry was driving home from work the other day and saw one of the giant climbers sitting, waiting to be picked up by the trash man. We dropped by when he got home and chatted with the homeowners. They said their grandkids had outgrown it and it was ours for the having. We loaded it into the truck and sold it on craigslist for the exact amount we paid for ours. Hehe. Bonus.

Our friends who generally watch Chief while we're away just found out that she has to be on bed rest (at 10 weeks!). We thought we might have to board Chief when we go to Victoria in July. Instead, we got a flyer in our fence for "Ethan's Smiling Summer Service." Ethan is 9 years old and lives a few blocks up from us. He and his mom came over yesterday to get the lowdown on our trip. He's going to feed and litter Chief and water my garden while we're away. He's also super cheap. Apparently he has a lego addiction that his mom isn't feeding anymore. I think we're going to get the entire trip for what a couple of days of boarding Chief would have cost.

We've also met a nearby family with 2 teenage girls who babysit. Score!! They are coming over tomorrow to spend some time with T. Finally we may be able to go out for a date night like normal couples. Also, I need a babysitter for when Ry travels this fall, since I have a night class two days a week.

T is teething something wicked right now. He's trying to cut 2 molars and has been absolutely miserable for the past 2 days. He's been running a fever and going everywhere with a finger in his mouth. He ate pretty well most of today, but refused dinner. We finally got some grapes, a few bites of watermelon and chocolate ice cream down him. I just hope it's enough that he doesn't wake up hungry in the middle of the night. Pop molars, pop.