The Mom, (me), took a short break all by her little ole self. She went on an airplane and flew to Florida. Can you believe it??? I guess she thought she needed a change of pace and scenery and weather. She was right!
The Dad went to work as usual, but kindly took The Puzzle Boy with him. Yes, he did! The Mom (me) was only gone from friday until the following monday, but it was still an extraordinary feat for The Dad, especially since he had a birthday the day after The Mom got back!
How did the Mom (me) do? Oh, she did swell! She had 3 whole seats to herself on the airplane and it wasn't because she was of great size, just happened to be an unfilled flight. She thinks that God was pretty good to her. She got to stretch out and sleep for the 2 hours of flight. She had been pretty exhausted for many weeks. Burned out so to speak. She finished writing and getting her book "The Puzzle Boy" to her web designer. She is waiting for it to be ready for you to get and read!
Who did she go and see in Florida? Oh, that was the fun part! Her daughter, Sarah her granddaughter Hannah and her son in law, Mike were there. She had a ball playing with Hannah! Hannah is now 16 months old. A picture will be soon posted of her, so keep a looky out! You will be so surprised at how much she has grown. The Mom (me) also was treated many times. She was taken to the Botanical Gardens. She was taken to Siesta Beach. She walked the pier at Venice and got to hold a Puffer Fish in her hands. Just as Sarah, the daughter was getting ready to take a picture, the Puffer Fish deflated and The Mom screamed and dropped the poor thing. It scared her! Poor, poor fishy! He was ok, though. Everyone said I must have been very relaxed and friendly for the fish to do that because they stay puffed up when afraid or feel threatened. I should have told them that the fisy knew that I was a vegetarian!!!! haha. She saw her mother and we took a 4 generation picture. That was so nice!
The Mom (me) was also treated out to a little restaurant for breakfast called "Peaches" What a wonderful little diner that was! Such a wonderful menu. We could hardly decide what to get. It was great. The weather was great. Sarah looked great in her second pregnancy. The flight back was great. The landing was great. But.....Oh, oh, oh, the return weather was lousy! I went from 83* to 29* in 2 hours flat! Snow, ice, freezing rain for all the drive home. The next day, snow blizzard. Today, sunny and bright. I just went for a lovely walk in the snow with The Puzzle Boy (Seth). I made pretend that I was at Siesta Beach. The sand is pure white like snow.
How did The Puzzle Boy do? He did great. He survived. He ate, he slept, he went to church, he went to grandma Clayburn's house. He talked up a storm, and he gave me the biggest smile and hug when I walked in the door. He was soooo happy to see me again and soooo happy we were all together now!
How did The Dad do??? Actually, he did fine. He did not complain. He ate, he slept, he went to church and went to his mothers house for lunch. He made lunch for the 2 of them to take to work and he was just perfect when I came home. Big hugs and kisses and was soooo happy we were all together safely! March 4 was his birthday. He finally caught up to me in age! We will celebrate his birthday this weekend when a good friend of ours has kindly obliged to take on "The Puzzle Boy!" He will just stay over one night. They were our hiking buddies to Havasu Falls and will be our hiking buddies again as we persue Yosemite!
I think that This Mom (me) has come home energized and feels great. Her mind had a nice break. She feels more able to write blogs again. Moms, somehow, take a break. Dads, please help the Moms out. Usually they carry so much of the load. You will be so happy to see how happy she is after the break. You will both be soooo happy! This is a together kind of a thing. It takes at least 2 commited adults plus a grandparent or a good solid friend.
Until Next Time, hold a Puffer Fish, or at least go on the web or to a book and see what they look like.
Nancy Lynne!
