Queen of Rambles

All is quiet at the hotel right now. I’m shocked, since there was a baseball team complete with little teenage groupies in the lobby earlier tonight. I have a feeling they’re all out getting wasted. I’ll probably be cursing them in a few hours. I guess I can’t complain too much. [...]

You know your kid has spent too much time with the Oregon drunks when he holds up his glass of apple juice and asks if you want to do a shot. I had to ask him to repeat himself because I was sure I didn’t understand. But no. I understood perfectly. [...]

It was raining cats and dogs most of the day, but we still managed to make the best of it and have fun. We started with a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We passed Explore Park, but everything I’ve found online says it is closed so we didn’t stop in. Instead, [...]

We achieved escape velocity. I guess you knew that already. I just had to say it, since Mike was wearing the shirt. I’m only posting this picture because Erik looks cute. Mostly he does a weird face scrunchy thing when I take his picture and it isn’t as cute.
This [...]

We made it to Roanoke just in time for dinner. Pretty nice, considering we didn’t get out of town until after 1 pm. When Erik came into our room last night I took him back to his room and laid down with him. After an hour of him flip flopping and complaining [...]

Conversation from yesterday:
Me: Why are you scared in your room?
Erik: The monsters will get me!
Me: What do the monsters look like?
Erik: I don’t know.
(a minute later)
Erik: They’re ovals, like your boobs.
Niiiiiice. I guess the monsters are going to smother him.
Have I ever mentioned he’s obsessed with boobs? I’m [...]

You guys are the bestest. I always know where I can go for support. You’ve got my (emotional) back.
It was a long night and day around here. I have good news, though. As of this moment, Granny is looking a lot better and will most likely survive for a bit [...]

I had a pithy post planned about Erik’s desire to bake an apple pie. Before we left for Oregon he was obsessed with the idea of making a chocolate souffle. I was down with that, but had no chocolate, eggs or souffle ramekins.
Today, it was apple pie. I did have [...]

It was like Christmas this morning! The table was full of packages I’d ordered, plus a prize from Sonnet of the Moon’s July give-away (super pretty fabric coasters). I ended up with a new pair of shoes, as recommended by Davesangel, fabric to finish the baby quilt I’m working on, a robot quilt [...]

After delays, long lines, being kicked by a dog for 4 1/2 hours (or a boy who thinks he’s a dog) and sitting right in front of the stinky bathroom, I’m finally home! Praise all the airplane gods!
More later. I gotta go to bed.