End Of A Peaceful Journey

MyHero and I spent the weekend

in the UP (Upper Peninsula of MI)

for those of you that don't know what

the UP is....

It is a country unto itself up there...

with its own special brand

of peaceful beauty.

We saw this beautiful spot

on the ride back...

this spot..

this beautiful spot

was conveniently located

right out the door of the

roadside bathrooms!

How nice of them to

provide me with a view...

if I left the door open..

I didn't..

I wouldn't...

but...I COULD...if I wanted to.

Shortly after that my cell phone rang.

Dang it all!

Where was I?

Huh? I'm up North..why?

Well...you were supposed to be here at 11am..

Can't be! Nooooo way!

Yep!

Now...I have NEVER missed a day of work in my

life (by mistake)...How can that be?

I worked 6 days in a row..including last Monday...

*sigh*....yep...I AM supposed to be there...

I am supposed to close...

I am 4 hours away..

I will drive fast and be there

by late afternoon..

I am driving..

and cursing...Okay..

I'm not REALLY cursing

but I am thinking about it.

Light bulb moment...

Call a co-worker who is IN town..

She will work for me today

and I will pick up her day later this week...

Ah...good...works for me!

We get home.

I think I will unpack...do a bit of laundry..

and have a nice relaxing evening..

Phone rings!

What?

Can the girls sleep over?

Daddy has been sick for 3 days

and I have a ball game tonight..

I will come later-sleep there too

and get them ready for school in the morning.

Yahhooooo...

(just kidding about the Yahooo part)

Sure~Bring them over.

Phone rings..

Mom?

Yeah?

I forgot their dinner-it is home

on the counter..

Do you have food there?

duhhh...does MyHero change his underwear?

(wait-that might not be a good comparison)

Of course I have food!

While I am fixing dinner...

MyHero decides to mow.

Can he mow the regular way?

No! He must hook up the dump wagon

and mow and tow..

Look at his load!

He dumped them out the back
by mistake TWICE
This is a picture of SweetCheeks running away.
She is NOT riding with Papa
EFFER AGIN-an' das thu trooth!
Uh-oh...I see the little Princess has
worn the wrong shoes with
her Cinderella outfit...
Dinner has been served...
The last row has been mowed..
The sun is setting.
We are off to a bubble bath...
a bedtime story and then bed..
Tomorrow is a school day.
As I tuck SweetCheeks in bed
I notice that she has her hands
wrapped around something that she
carried most of the night.
What is that, I ask her. Isss a Whitch Pincher, Nana!
A what?
A Whitch Pincher...if yoah gotta good
whitch hers can be nice...
but if you haff a bahd whitch
yoah gotta use dis to pinch herh!
Of course you do!
An' Nana?
Yes, honey?
Sometimes I gonna pinch myh sisster,
Lulu if hers naughty...
No, SweetCheeks...you don't need to pinch
Lulu if she's naughty.
Okay...den...I'll jus' pinch her anytime den!
Good night, SweetCheeks.
Guud night, Naneee..
Nannee?
Yeah?
I love you!
I love you too, SweetCheeks.
I knowh yoah do!

I hope she is dreaming of good witches and
doesn't pinch herself in her sleep.
Sleep tight, baby girl!