Cars pull up, guy gets out, knocks on the door, old man answers, makes him wait, and as the old dude is inside, a few minutes later, an old lady pulls up in a car. She gets out and starts screaming at the waiting guy, who yells back. The old dude comes back out and starts shoving the old lady who turns out to be his sister...who owns the house and must have a spy on the block to let her know when someone shows up and blah blah blah. All in all interesting.
I had lunch with Jeff, a fellow broker who used to work with us. I got to Earl's first and sauntered into the place, told the hostess I was meeting someone and she pointed me in the direction of a young man sitting by himself over there. He was at that particular moment giggling and laughing with one of the gorgeous waitresses. So I go over, big smile in place, and go up to the table and say a big welcoming hey there!!! How are you? Long time no see!!
Well he looks up at me, big smile, bit puzzled, and as I go in for the killer hug it dawns on me, this isn't actually Jeff. Oh God! In my defence he looked a lot like Jeff and I actually haven't laid eyes on Jeff for years. Sigh. He was very kind about it..immediately saying hey! you can sit with me!!! I was so humiliated but I laughed it off, told the guy that the fellow I was meeting was super good looking and he reminded me of him. He laughed and all was okay. I skedaddled over to a different table far away, with my tail between my legs. Grace is def not my middle name.
I am having a good time with the kids, except when they are fighting. I had forgotten how awful kids can be and how LOUD. They spend a lot of time tug 'o warring over EVERYTHING!! And Elise is still at the age where her voice is extremely high pitched and whining. Drives me crazy! And in that high pitch 'Everything is not fair!'
On the other side of the downside they are amazing. Funny, clever, mouthy, thoughtful, inventive and so interesting to talk with. These kids have grown up without screens of any kind. So their first go to is to either play a board game, make up a game, play with lego or whatever by themselves or most of all, curl up in the corner with a book. I can't believe Elise! She is reading Judy Blume books. Fenton has read Tale of Two Cities. Really something!
I have a couple more days here then home on the first. I take Wrangle Dangle into the Pet Resort on Tuesday. On Wednesday I head down to Cookies' for a couple of nights. Then over to April's and on Sunday Aryn, Bradley, April and Myles and I are all going to Hy's for dinner. I think I am repeating myself here. Time to go to bed. TTYL
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| KING OF THE CASTLE |
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| IN THE LION'S MOUTH |
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| HANGIN' WITH THE DOG |
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| A VERY HIGH RIVER NEAR KEREMEOUS |
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| GOING THROUGH THE TREE TUNNELS |
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| A DEAD FISH |
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| A HUGE PIECE OF APPLE PIE AT THE COCK AND BULL IN OLIVER |
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| SHE ATE THE WHOLE THING!!! |
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