Cruisin' in the mall with my Peeps.
Monday was a busy day. We had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Hussein, Austin’s hernia surgeon. All went well. Austin is healing perfectly and we do not have to return. We then hopped on the road and drove to Niagara Falls to spend a couple of days with Jeff’s grandparents while Jeff was travelling for work. We arrived in time for a quick visit with Jean before dinner, a wonderful stew with dumplings. Austin loved it. We stayed up late but Austin did sleep well once he hit the sheets.
Tuesday was a great day. We had lunch at a little diner with fabulous pie before heading to Penn Centre for shopping. We had much success with our time at the mall: Nan got gifts for Judy and I got gifts for Judy and Jeff. When we returned home, we had dinner before receiving more visitors. Toni and Gene came over to visit with Austin before we popped our little man into bed for the night.
Wednesday started with a visit from Janice. In the afternoon, Nan, Gene, Austin and I took a quick trip out to Costco to pick up a couple of things. We went to Myrl and Marion’s for dinner. They were out shopping all day so we ordered in Swiss Chalet. We returned to Nan’s for the night and had more visitors, Ethel and Lori stopped by for a little while. Austin got to bed late again but that is par for the course when we are away from home.
Nan had to go to the hospital for an ultrasound on Thursday morning. Austin and I stayed home. We all had breakfast when Nan returned. While Austin napped, I started packing the car. It took quite some time. We then had a light lunch before hitting the road to return home. We started laundry and settled in home during the afternoon then had Erich and Erin over for the night. We made nachos for dinner then settled in for a couple of movies before bed. The night was uneventful and everyone slept well.
On Friday, we spent the morning with Erich and Erin. We decided to walk to Lai Lai for lunch. It was delicious. We got the kids back to Mike and Denise in the early afternoon. Steph and Gwen stopped in for a short visit in the late afternoon. We had a quiet night until Jeff returned home from his business trip late Friday night. We were so happy to see him! He spent a bit of time cuddling with Jeff before heading back to bed. Jeff then headed over to Mike’s for his “Boy’s Weekend”. Unfortunate timing but lots of fun.
Jeff came home early Saturday morning so I woke up to a warm body in my bed. What a treat! He couldn’t stay for long before heading back to Mike’s but it was great to see him again. In the afternoon, Austin and I went to Costco to pick up photos and calendars. I used the photos to start my Christmas cards later in the evening once Austin was snug in bed.
Sunday was relatively quiet. I bundled Austin into his snowsuit and we headed out in the stroller. We picked up groceries and mailed cards before returning home. It was cold and not decent to be out for any length of time. Jeff returned from his “Boys Weekend” in time for dinner and we spent the evening together as a family – together again.
Life is good. Now we have to figure out how to set up the tree so that it survives the season.
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