What A Week!

It's the day before we leave and it has been raining to beat the band here in Hico, Texas. But I get ahead of myself.



The kids and I stayed at a local hotel for the last week of school. Emily missed her promotion ceremony due to a 24 hour bug, but was well again for the 5th grade picnic. (And to all of you at Westwood that I couldn't find to say goodbye...Goodbye! I really enjoyed working and knowing all of you. I'll miss you.)



We took the full 2 1/2 days to get here. The most unusual thing about the entire trip was the fact that from El Paso on east, it has been nothing but cool temperatures and green fields. This is not the Texas I'm used to in late June, that is for sure! We were at Dad and Judy's in Austin for the weekend; Cheri had driven in from Tallahassee to say goodbye. Steve had a lesson in Slithers (the snake) feeding, which also provided some entertainment during Judy's birthday party. Several games of Scrabble later and we were off again to Patrick's parent's house.



We sold the car yesterday which was...well...odd. I don't think I have been carless since I was 16. Patrick's car is somewhere enroute to Italy. As far as driving there, apparently a Sherman Tank is really the safest thing to be in. We'll see.



Patrick and PaPaw took the kids fishing in the big pond (which was full enough to go over the spillway today). Michael caught his first fish! A one pounder bass that he touched with one finger and then released after the photo shoot. He was so proud of himself for not giving up! He said he wanted to write down what time it was and what he was wearing so he would remember it always.

So off I go to pack suitcases and get everything ready.

Ciao!