Sticker Man

We are halfway home. We had a last visit with Michael and the kids this morning--they came over for a swim at the hotel pool and we all had fun playing in the water together. Tonight our hotel has a nice pool as well, and this one is WARM like bath water. Nice! We had a second swim of the day, and when Dennis talked to his Daddy on the phone tonight, he said "I have to tell you all about our swimming trip--I had fun doing all that swimming!". It's most likely what his cousins enjoyed most about the visit as well!

Ahhh, bliss! I have a queen sized bed all to myself tonight, an actual REAL bed. Dennis and I shared a small sofa bed in Austin, and I woke up every morning in the wee hours with him draped all over me or with toes pushing me off the bed. But, our strategy kept the rest of us from (so far) catching Gran's cold, since she and Pop slept in separate beds (full size, not queen) in the part of the room that was sort of partitioned off from our half. Regular doses of Airborne and zinc have helped as well.

Dennis amused himself and us with stickers today. We all sported them on our faces (he put them there), though none of us had as many on as he did. He said "I am Sticker Man!" and then fifteen minutes later said "I'm tired of being Sticker Man now-- stickers are yucky" and he peeled them all off. I'm sure they'll be cool again tomorrow.

Happy Winter everyone! We saw temps in the high 70s today but will be home to the cool-and-becoming-cold tomorrow. Dennis says he misses David because he wants to show him his brand new aircraft carrier so they can play with it together. And he misses our house. And I do too! But we'll be home for Christmas, God willing!