I realize that I’ve been bad about updating you all in the last few weeks… I have a dozen or so excuses for that, but I figure I should just get back on the wagon and hop to it…
We just got back from Florida last night around 10:30. I know we were only gone for 4 1/2 days to celebrate Thanksgiving with E.J.’s grandparents, but it was oh so nice to be back in my own bed.
Overall, it was a pretty good trip – the kids were angels, E.J. was in a good mood, his grandmother was thrilled to have us, and we got to spend a few days on a private beach with beautiful sunny 80 degree weather. The only real pain was the drive, mostly because of the closure of I-10 near Lafayette. It took us more than 2 1/2 hours just to get around the closure on the way home, and then there were plenty of wrecks other delays to make the trip way longer than it should have been.
Thursday morning we went out to the beach and played in the water and the sand. The water wasn’t too cold yet, and the wind was blowing so hard, you didnt even feel the sun, though it was comfortably warm. In other words, I completely didnt feel all of those rays that were pounding on my back as I built sandcastles with the kids – until hours later when my back began to resemble a lobster. The worst part is that I had actually put some sunscreen on my face and shoulders, but didnt ask anyone to put it on my back. Now I’ve got a nice jagged line where the sunscreen stopped. Sigh. E.J. only got a slight bit of red on his shoulders, but he spent most of the time sitting under the shade talking to his grandmother while we played. And the kids – well, as E.J. says, they were born with built-in sunscreen. They almost never burn.
Most of the rest of the time at Gege’s was spent helping her fix things and solve problems that had been bugging her around the house. I tackled her computer issues, while E.J. played Mr. Fix-it. We also spent quite a bit of time going over Prescription and Medical coverage choices with her, trying to figure out whether she needs to switch plans or stay on the one she has… that was several hours of going around in circles, but I think we finally have a good plan in place.
All in all, it was a good trip, and even though I missed my annual shopping marathon for the after-Thanksgiving sales, I’m glad we went. We were able to do some good things, and I know E.J. feels that any time he can spend with his grandparents at this point is a blessing, considering their ages.
I hope all of you had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday too!
