This Week

Whew. This is the week Christina decided to go on vacation. Last time she went on vacation, we had to go on vacation to, to Florida. Well that trip was two weeks ago. So we couldn't quite justify going back to Florida and decided to try to make ends meet without her. Well, just as we suspected , it is very difficult to make ends meet without her. Monday and Tuesday were fine. because she was here. Then on Wednesday Riley and I had a great time of meeting Amy for lunch and following that up with a great big molasses cookie. We went to the drug store to pick up Mama's ear infection drops (this is a long and sad story that we won't get into now except to say, wear Beanies when you paddle, and don't drop your perscriptions off in the overnigh drop box if you want the pharmacist to actually fill it). We went to the library to kill some time, and discovered the cleanest restroom with no locks is in the children's section. We also discovered that there was a man and his dog doing a juggling show in the Faulkner Gallery. Riley was more interested in slamming the door than in watching the show, so home we went. The Lippizaner horses were in town, and we rode bikes out there to watch. Riley was attentive and well mannered, and the horses appreciated all his clapping.Yesterday the plumbers came to start changing out our old pipes with new pipes. I am thrilled about the idea of having on demand hot water as well as water pressure. The babysitter we hired for the day came two hours late. Two hours after she arrived I was on my way into a job interview. The week ended well, with a wonderful night of Wine Whine Wine. There were sixteen of us here, and we all sat on the front porch to cool off. It was really really nice.