Right. Home again, home again...

Riggety Jig.
So I'm back home. We had a great time visiting Minnesota. And I only planned on being there a week, but after about 3 days my oh so loving hubby calls and asks "Do you think you could stay there longer?" What? Seriously, come on folks...aren't they supposed to miss you and want you to come home? - Obviously not. But, all joking aside, he did have a reason. He wanted to surprise me, and the surprise was our finished (well practically finished) bathroom. It has been in a state of chaos for...well probably about a year! GEEZ! And J finished painting and took out the old carpet and put in new linoleum! I'm so excited to actually have a bathroom again.
M, E and I went to aunt Megan's house and got to play with my her and her family. M loves to go and play with her cousins - who also adore her...at least for the first week! Maybe having people stay in your home for two weeks loses its appeal! We also spent time at Grandma Jo's and aunt Erin's, which was also fun. They have a pool and we got to swim a few times.
I also got to see my dentist while I was there - but low and behold I ended up needing 3 fillings!! But now my teeth are fixed!
I will attempt photos soon.

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Sharon said…

THAT WAS NICE OF J, ENJOY!

July 30, 2009 at 8:54 PM

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