Joys and a Tear or Two

(Oops. we had a busy day and I just now am getting around to posting this)

Son1 and DIL1 asked us a while back if we could come to Portland to keep Pip while they had a weekend getaway. Of course we said yes! When we get a chance to see Pip we are above and beyond excited. Our aim is to let her have as much fun as possible, so when we are not with her she can remember the good times. I would hate for her to grow up and forget about us. We try to do things she like to do, including staying with her at a hotel instead of her house, so she get a vacation too.

Saturday: We were with Pip which is enough joy. Her good friend came to the hotel to swim with her. When they finished swimming, they went to our room to have pizza and play some more before S's mom came back to pick her up. 

After her friend left we did some Christmas crafts, then we watched a Disney zombie show. I had no idea zombies are not only good, but they are also excellent cheerleaders.

Pip was tired so we did nothing the rest of the night, but doing nothing while being with her is bliss.

Sunday: We woke and went to breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Portland had a big anime convention going on and we were able to see all kinds of costumes. I am impressed at the lengths some of the attendees  go to with their costumes. People watching took on a whole new meaning!

We went to Son1's house and Pip and I did more Christmas crafts while we waited for her parents

DIL1 and Son1 came home and we visited with them until about 3 1/2 hours before our flight home. (Insert a little sadness here)

 After gassing up the rental car and turning it back in we arrived at the airport check in just in time to witness a little disturbance. It seems an extremely inebriated guy was refused his flight, an he just was not having it.

I have to give kudos to the airport security who handled it very well, called the guy a cab and got him out of the airport over his loud protests. 

Red eye flights are not fun for those of us who cannot sleep on a plane!

Monday: We got back into town a little after 8 am, showered, started doing laundry (TheHub went to work) and began another routine day. Nothing much happened, I was very tired and after a very brief nap managed to stay awake until fairly late. My aim was to maintain my regular sleep pattern.

Tuesday: I did sleep later in the morning than I usually do, but I was up by 9 and ready to go. The day was pretty uneventful until the evening. We knew we were going to a Parkinson's event and to be honest I was dreading it, but the evening turned out to be a lot of fun. A bonus was that we did get one of the auction items we wanted. 

Wednesday: I went to my regular Wednesday class, then did a little cherry picking. 

Thursday: My Beloved Sister and I finally got to meet our mutual friend C for lunch. She lost both her husband and more recently her mom and has been a bit of a hermit lately. It was wonderful to see her and most of all to see her laugh.

Friday: It was cold and I baked a few different kinds of cookies. Enough said! As a bonus I got our winter bedding out, and replaced the sheets with Christmas ones. It is a little early but I was going to change the sheets anyway so why not go ahead and make it look a little festive?

Look for your joys, however small. They are always out there.

May all your weeds be wildflowers.

Anne