Today was Gary and my anniversary - 29 years! We agreed to not get each other anything since I spent so much money on the house. We had a fun day together. We did some shopping, bought a purple martin house, and had dinner at Red Lobster. Janet, I wish you could have gone with us - I know how much you love Red Lobster!!!
You will never believe this - I hardly do, on the other hand, it makes perfect sense to me. Brooke, Abi, and Emma are moving over here with us this weekend, instead of moving into our old house. Why, you might ask? I'm saying why why why?
It's because my 34 year old daughter is afraid to stay at my house in Austin. It's in a lower middle class neighborhood, with lots of Hispanic neighbors - a few Black, a few Asian and a few White neighbors. She has never lived alone - she left my house to be married. And the main reason is that she won't have anything to "do" in Austin. I'm just shaking my head.
It's OK, but it will be grand central station here. They will only be here till April 15 when they will move to Houston. Abi is going to do the last 6 weeks of school down there, which I think is good - she'll meet some friends for the summer and next school year. If Abi didn't have to finish up her club volleyball play (she's a starter on a good team), I think they would just move to Houston this weekend. But they have to stay in Austin till April 15.
They will arrive on February 25 and Gary will leave to go camping/fishing for a month on March 5. So really it will only be us four girls most of the time. BUT we only have a king sized bed (mine) and a twin bed for my daughter and the two girls.
Oh, and only ONE closet for them.
Brooke and Emma will sleep in the travel trailer until Gary leaves and then for the week after he gets home. It is parked in our backyard. Then I suspect I will get kicked out of my king bed, or have to sleep with Brooke or Abi - which is OK (I think). We have a twin aero bed that we can set up in the office or in the extra bedroom for Emma and Abi has a bed in the extra bedroom that she or Brooke can sleep on.
It would be so much easier on everyone if they stayed in our Austin house - but NOOOOOOOO - - - - Oh Well, I guess it will be like a big ole slumber party for a few weeks. They'll be gone to Houston 3 weekends, and then we'll all be gone the week of spring break - so it really isn't that many nights. I think my daughter said it would be 26 nights they would actually be here. Of course, when they move to Houston I'll miss them like crazy, and wish they were still here with me! LOL!
Grand Central Station, I tell ya. I may go live in Assisted Living with my mom. LOL!
