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July 27, 2006

Getting down to the real poop...

Lori and the kids arrived a little after noon, yesterday, a little worse for wear from traffic and wrong turns. Apparently while wading through a little heavier traffic Lori mused to the kids why there was so much traffic. Kieran: "Maybe they are all going to Grandma's" Gotta love that kid. snort.

After a little lunch and some bed jumping we headed out to the pool where I was much impressed with their ease in the water and swimming process. Lori suggested in a couple of years they would be playing Marco Polo...Grandma: "Over my cold dead body" Nothing will send me covering my ears faster from a pool than a bunch of kids playing Marco Polo. ::::::::::willies::::::::::::

After about an hour and a half of some pretty strenuous cavorting about the pool, Kieran declared he wanted to go home..his real home. Delving a little deeper, he was tired and wanted to take a nap. Pop Pop's bed in the hotel room would do and he was out like a light. As was Mommy, and Grandma started to drift off on the couch with Maura until a whispered singing of "Where is thumbkin" caught my attention. Somehow my smirking gave approval for a closer examination of under my eyelids by Maura. We played with pencils and paper and computers while Kieran and Mommy slept...it took a while but I found where Maura had dragged and dropped ALLLLLLLLL my pictures. Pesky Mouse.

Pop Pop joined us after work for trip down to the beach in West Haven and hotdogs and grilled cheese sandwiches at Chick's. While sitting there, I felt a thwack across my back and turned to glare at the kids behind us who obviously were throwing things around...nobody there. Hmmmm...my back still fet icky...ummmm..Me: "Honey, do you see anything on my back?" Greg: "urp".... Thank heavens Lori was there and still in cleaning poop mode although Kieran is doing very well with very few accidents. Damn Seagulls........eeewwww.........

I know we all slept well last night. I declared I had not had that much exercise in a pool in years.

Oh yeah, I'm not sure I mentioned our hotel neighbor and his cell phone conversation the other night. He's got one of those voices that is loud and low and just resonates right through you, especially when he chooses to stand on the landing right outside our door to chat. I popped open the door to explain to him how loud he was and he moved back into his room with many apologies. So how come this morning at 6:15am, he thought it was just fine to carry on another conversation right outside our door? I whipped it open and glared at his friend who was standing there waiting for him (HE had moved back into the room again) Me: "His voice is too loud" Friend: "Ok, I'll tell him" Me: " I told him that the day before yesterday!" Slam door. Greg: " You didn't sound as nice as you did the night before". Me: "Once is excusable, twice? He's just an ass and doesn't understand nice..." gggrrr...

Moving right along. So how are the gas prices in your neighborhood? We left VT having filled up the two cars last week. Medium grade $3.07 for one and $2.99 for the other. Here in CT I saw Costco had reg for $3.07 and high for $3.29. Stop and Shop had medium for $3.29 and $3.27 with your Stop & Shop card....then I had a 10 cents/gal off coupon so I got my fill up for $3.17 which who am I kidding, is really $3.18. that should get us back to VT.

I think I might do some pool hanging today..it's already pretty hot and muggy. Have a good day all......

Posted by frani at July 27, 2006 09:38 AM

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Seagulls...that reminds me of when they got me in VA Beach while beach peeping at Blanche's. right on my head....eewwww

Posted by: Risa at July 27, 2006 02:36 PM

Stupid birds..........

Posted by: Fran at July 27, 2006 03:27 PM

How funny. I worked in downtown Seattle for almost six years, and I cleaned a lot of pigeon poop off my person in those years :)

I paid $3.07 yesterday for regular gas. Ugh! That's a bit cheaper, because two weeks ago I paid $3.12.

Have a great weekend!

Posted by: bunnybeth at July 27, 2006 11:55 PM

Bird poop, eeewwww.

Gas here is 3.07 which is a little depressing after paying 2.79 in VT last weekend.

Posted by: Gail at July 28, 2006 10:45 PM

Isn't it fun being with the little ones. I remember when we both became Grandma's. Amazing that they've grown so much already. : )

Many years ago my sis and I took our kids to Disney World. We went to something in a tent where there were a bunch of fake birds putting on a show. It was horrible. We made so much fun of it. That evening the kids JUST HAD TO ride Dumbo one more time (they were early teens). Mo and I are waiting for them to finish and a real bird flew over and did it's business all over her shirt. I laughed so hard cause Mo said, "I'm in a park surrounded by fake everything. The ONE real bird in the park had to find ME. I'm sure it's because we made fun of the birds this afternoon." I still think it was a funny ending to the day - she still doesn't. : )

tonya

Posted by: Tonya at August 2, 2006 10:02 PM

As a former English teacher, I have to correct it and say "its" business.
tonya

Posted by: Tonya at August 2, 2006 10:03 PM

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