The holiday weekend is over....whew....

I just got back from the grocery store. I had to pick up a few things that we were out of. Just the usuals....bread, milk, tea, cheese....it was nice to get out and back into a routine. As much as I like holidays, they sometimes overwhelm me. Although, I must say that this year included no picnic or purchased fireworks. However, wee one was thrilled to spend 10 minutes outside with her dad and I, throwing those little "snap" things at one another. You would have thought we had spent thousands of dollars on really great fireworks, by the way she was laughing and carrying on. It made me feel so good....and so melancholy at the same time. She is growing up too fast. But I'm not going to go into that now....

We ended up driving out to St. Augustine for the fireworks. We left around 8:30, since it was raining we figured we could leave later....WRONG. Apparently a little rain doesn't deter folks around here. The entire downtown was blocked off and there were thousands of card trying to get in. People were actually parking along the highway and walking 3-4 miles to get to the grounds of the fort. Unbelieveable. I said absolutely not. So, we pulled into the Dairy Queen lot, got a cone, and waited. Unfortunately, we were not able to see from there, so we drove around some more. Frustrated we decided to drive home....but when I looked in my mirror, I could see the fireworks. So, we turned around and parked in the emplty lot of a furniture store, about 2 miles away. We had a perfect view....plus no rain, no crowds, and no mosquitoes! The girls were thrilled with it. And when it was over, we were home in 20 minutes. I guarantee people were spending more time trying to get out of there, than it took to watch the show. Next year I am going to reserve a room at one of the hotels that faces the harbour. That will be much more fun!

Today I spent cleaning and organizing drawers in my bedroom. I am in an organizational mode right now. I want to dig into my closet and start throwing things away. I will start that project on Wednesday. Tomorrow, I have to meet my aunt for lunch, then we are taking wee one to see where she is going to have her week of art camp. It's at a museum and I'm not positive how to get there. I hope she enjoys her classes. I think she will....she's such an artsy kid!

Betsy and I have some planning to do for her party on Saturday. Just a few kids, a few pizzas and the pool. I can't believe my baby will be 16! She also wants to make an appointment to get her permit. I have been putting it off since last July....I don't think I'm going to get away with it much longer. Her father is going to teach her how to drive. He is an excellent driver, he drove the big rigs for a few years, and I think he will have the patients to teach her better than I.

Right now John is vegging in front of the tv with his chicken and mashed taters. Poor guy worked outside in the humidity allllll day. He looked terrible when he came in. He got undressed, put his trunks on and jumped into the pool. He stayed there for quite a while. I know he was so hot. He power washed the sidewalks, walkway, mowed, trimmed, and shampooed my car. He deserved his beloved chicken! LOL. Betsy is in her room reading and wee one is at her friend's house swimming. She came home to get her suit and couldn't find it....so she came into my room to ask if I knew where it was. I'm standing in my closet with my shorts and bra on, and I turn to answer her and notice her friend standing there next to her....Sheesh! I just smiled and told her to go look....but the funny thing was her friend....she looked at me and sloooowwly backed up and out of the room. Kids crack me up!

Well, I'm outta here for now. I have more laundry to do. Back to reality.....