It has been a tough few days on the road for the Taylor clan. We headed out on Thursday for a funeral in Missouri. Courtney, the girls, Grandma, and CJ all packed into the truck for the trip. Unfortunately, one hour into the trip, Olivia's stomach decided it did not like what was inside of it. Thus, she puked. One kid down. Then, later, CJ evidently decided that looked like fun and copied her. Two kids down. We knew Katelee was safe though, because she got the ball rolling two nights earlier. Grandma made it all the way to Missouri before she followed suit. Three down!
We relaxed on Friday and let everyone recover. Then, on Saturday, we hit the road for KC with Grandma Donner. We stayed at a hotel with a water park in it, so the girls wore themselves out before bedtime. Unfortunately, bedtime did not come until way past their bedtimes, and sleep was a little hard to come by (partly because of the police escorting a room out at one in the morning).
The funeral for Mark's step-sister was held on Sunday, which was well attended by all of her friends and family. The service nicely honored Rebecca while encouraging others who may be considering suicide to seek help from those around them. Then, it was back on the road for the Taylor clan.
Unfortunately, we did not make it back home as planned. Tuckered out and needing rest, we stopped in Kansas. This served us well since powerful storms hit southern Missouri, which is our usual route. We did get rested though and headed out on Monday for the last leg of the trip. Of course, stopping frequently for food and potty breaks slowed us down a bit, but we made it home. And, we made it home with only one more puke session. Katelee got sick and lost her breakfast. Virus or bad OJ? Not sure, but it all came out. Fortunately, we had just stopped at Wal-Mart and stepped out of the truck when she let it fly.
And now, with both girls in bed, we will rest back in our wonderful bed too. It's good to be home. Thank you Lord for a safe trip.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
School Program
Olivia's end of year school program was today, and Olivia did great! They sang lots of songs, read some poems, and gave their parents some hand-made gifts. It was great, and her teachers have done such a great job with her this year.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Grandma is in town
Grandma and CJ arrived in town this weekend, and the kids have had a blast playing. Today was no exception. We had a great morning at church, a Mexican meal to call lunch, a quick nap, and then we headed to the park. We played on the playground for a while before hitting the trails. The kids rolled in the sand along the way, which offered sites of rabbits, dead frogs, an orange-ish bird, a yellow-bellied bird (can you tell we don't know our birds), and some ants. The park and PB&J for dinner . . . what an evening! Enjoy a few of the 253 pictures we snapped!!!
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Much Hairdo About Nothing -- Happy Mother's Day
Well, Mother's Day has rolled around again this year. And, in keeping with the tradition set last year of having a girl's day out (last year was pedicures/manicures), the girls headed to the spa and salon. While Courtney enjoyed a therapeutic rubdown (massage), Olivia and Katelee began their transformational haircuts. We had a fabulous stylist -- actually the owner of the salon (Hilltop Salon & Spa) -- who was great with the girls.
After the massage, it was Courtney's turn in the chair. Meanwhile, Mark took the girls to DQ for a wonderful treat of blizzards. We came back to find the process only beginning for Courtney. It all was well worth it though. We returned home and the girls played with the neighbors in the sprinklers while dinner cooked on the grill (hot dogs).
After the massage, it was Courtney's turn in the chair. Meanwhile, Mark took the girls to DQ for a wonderful treat of blizzards. We came back to find the process only beginning for Courtney. It all was well worth it though. We returned home and the girls played with the neighbors in the sprinklers while dinner cooked on the grill (hot dogs).
Of course, what better way to end the night than a glass of Sangria?
Camping . . . kid style
The girls went camping last night . . . sort of. They decided to sleep outside last night on the trampoline. Since the day temperature was close to 90 degrees, it certainly wasn't a problem going to sleep. The wind was blowing nicely, which probably felt good as the girls bounced around their beds until nearly 9:00 p.m. Then, they snuggled into their sleeping bags, closed their eyes, and went to sleep. They were greeted this morning to 50 degree temperatures kissing their noses. But, they quickly thawed out in front of the TV watching cartoons and eating breakfast.
Good morning sunshine!
Friday, May 06, 2011
Inner Peace
Some doctor on tv this morning said the way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started.
So I looked around my house to see things I'd started and hadn't finished, so I have managed to finish off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, a pockage of Prungles, tha mainder of bot Prozic and Valiuminun scriptins, the res of the chesescke an a box a chocletz.
Yu haf no idr how bludy fablus I feel rite now.
Plaese sned dhis orn to dem yu fee ar in ned ov iennr pisss.
An telum,u blody luvum.!! Xxx
Plaese sned dhis orn to dem yu fee ar in ned ov iennr pisss.
An telum,u blody luvum.!! Xxx
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