May 14, 2013

• Weekend Wanderings

  For several days in a row, JJ prayed about a trip to Pennsylvania.  His prayer always included sleeping two nights at grandma's and seeing cousins.  He thought that it would be a good idea to get out of school early on Friday so we could get a head start on our trip, but we continued with our normal schedule.

  

  One of the first things on our agenda was to visit the newest member of the family.  Justin had wanted to walk through the woods to visit her by himself, but we all wanted to see her and we went together.  I found a recycle shop while the rest of the family browsed in a used book store.  The afternoon and evening included visits with more cousins.

  

  JJ was in his glory when he discovered that grandpa had a 4-wheeler just his size.  He spent quite a bit of time on it Saturday afternoon and thought he had it all figured out about who would and wouldn't be able to ride it on Sunday.  When it came right down to it, a part fell off and the joyriding was cut short.

   

  Almost the entire family showed up for Sunday dinner.  Everyone pitched in and provided part of the meal.  There was some joking about the men doing the dishes, and I did catch Jeremy helping to clear the table, but the use of disposable tableware made that chore simple.  The children all had a great time playing together and most of the afternoon was spent in visiting and play. Once in a while one of the adults would nod off and catch a few winks, but the kids ran full-tilt all afternoon.  All of us fell into bed soon after we arrived home and were rewarded with a wonderful night's rest.  There's nothing like a long weekend to make sleep sweet.

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