Good Morning ! It is actually afternoon here in Windsor but it is only 9 AM for all of you back home. Last night got away from us. After we got Abby to bed I crashed for the night and did not move until there was a little girl trying to wake me at 7:45 this morning. Right now Abby is watching a video so grandma has a few minutes of quiet. We tried to get Abby to take a rest on her top bunk but that wasn't happening. So we will settle for some movie quiet time.
Yesterday turned into a busy day. Abby went to school and grandma and grandpa went to the town of Slough to do some more shopping at the "big" Tesco. I wanted to find something special for Abby. These past several weeks have been very hard on her with mom and dad being away so much and all the changes happening in the family. Abby has been BETTER THAN FANTASTIC ! She has accepted all the changes and frayed nerves and emotions of all the adults surrounding her with her usual easy manner. She has continued to laugh at grandpa's singing and silly jokes and put up with grandma's groggy mornings and less than tasty cooking. So she deserved a little something special to let her know how much we appreciated all her help to us. The drive to Slough is short and simple, the parking lot at Tesco is a NIGHTMARE ! But we got in, got gas and purchases and got out. After school we stopped at the bake sale at school and picked up a few little items. (I do mean little. The cupcakes were the size of golf balls.) Then we came home for some milk and a snack (guess what we had for a snack) and then rested for a while. AT 5:30 it was time to clean up and walk over to Savannah's house. Savannah and family are the fellow Americans in the neighborhood and they had invited us all to come over to see their place, have some pizza and wine and let the girls play. Mom, Heather was concerned that the pizza was cold but it was the best pizza I have ever had in my life. I think it had something to do with the 2 glasses of wine and the enjoyment of talking with other adults, rather than a 5 year old and Abby. ER . . . I mean a 5 year old and Ger . . . It was such a nice evening talking with Savannah's mom and dad. The girls managed not to kill each other and kept themselves pretty much entertained. By 8:30 everyone was wilting thanks to the wine and the very hot day (with NO air conditioning) so we said our good-byes and walked home. I didn't know if Abby was going to make it home or not, she was EXHAUSTED !
Yesterday turned into a busy day. Abby went to school and grandma and grandpa went to the town of Slough to do some more shopping at the "big" Tesco. I wanted to find something special for Abby. These past several weeks have been very hard on her with mom and dad being away so much and all the changes happening in the family. Abby has been BETTER THAN FANTASTIC ! She has accepted all the changes and frayed nerves and emotions of all the adults surrounding her with her usual easy manner. She has continued to laugh at grandpa's singing and silly jokes and put up with grandma's groggy mornings and less than tasty cooking. So she deserved a little something special to let her know how much we appreciated all her help to us. The drive to Slough is short and simple, the parking lot at Tesco is a NIGHTMARE ! But we got in, got gas and purchases and got out. After school we stopped at the bake sale at school and picked up a few little items. (I do mean little. The cupcakes were the size of golf balls.) Then we came home for some milk and a snack (guess what we had for a snack) and then rested for a while. AT 5:30 it was time to clean up and walk over to Savannah's house. Savannah and family are the fellow Americans in the neighborhood and they had invited us all to come over to see their place, have some pizza and wine and let the girls play. Mom, Heather was concerned that the pizza was cold but it was the best pizza I have ever had in my life. I think it had something to do with the 2 glasses of wine and the enjoyment of talking with other adults, rather than a 5 year old and Abby. ER . . . I mean a 5 year old and Ger . . . It was such a nice evening talking with Savannah's mom and dad. The girls managed not to kill each other and kept themselves pretty much entertained. By 8:30 everyone was wilting thanks to the wine and the very hot day (with NO air conditioning) so we said our good-byes and walked home. I didn't know if Abby was going to make it home or not, she was EXHAUSTED !
Once we got home it was straight to bed with barely a tooth brushing. Even though it was HOT and she was sweaty there was no way she was going to stay awake for a bath or shower. Abby conked out by 9:15 and grandma was right in back of her.
Today dawned with a nice breeze but it has warmed up as the day has gone on. We went out for breakfast of pancakes at MacDonalds and then a stop at the park on the way home. Since then we're just hanging out till we head to the airport at 5:30 to pick up dad. FINALLY . . . dad is coming home to stay, leaving mom and Roman in Keiv. They hope to leave there on Wednesday to head to Atlanta where we will all meet them a week from today.
It doesn't seem possible that our stay in England is just about at an end. It seemed like we would be here forever and it is gone already. I guess what they say is true, "TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN" and pizza and wine.
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