Peace and Quiet

Today seemed pretty peaceful. The kids slept till about 11 o'clock and then Jim took them over to Whitey and Mary Lou's (to play a computer game that they got for Xmas that Gina didn't want them to get). I made biscuits and Pat fried eggs for breakfast. Jim and Gus went to Sam's and Schnuck's. Later Mom and Gus went back to Schnuck's so that Mom could give him a proper tour, and, I guess, get what her heart really desired but she didn't dare to write on her list.

Gina slept again till 3:30 PM. One of her friends whom she hadn't seen for a long time came by, so Gina moved to the living room--and promptly went back to sleep! When she woke up, we watched the third Laugh-In DVD that I'd rented. It was much better than the first two, and it was nice for those of us watching to have a laugh. Mary was really enjoying it till she nodded off :-)

We all had dinner together, except for Dad who gave us the pleasant gift of his absence from the table. He was mad at Mom because she had gotten mad at him for being nasty to her earlier.

Gus and I went to get exchange some DVDs. It was nice to have the time to talk. We got Mr and Mrs Smith, which Gina and Jim both want to see, and the 2003 release of Peter Pan, which I really want the boys to see. They're totally into Weird Al Jankovich (sp?) at the moment, but they put the Peter Pan video in as soon as dinner was over. Peter is played by a boy from just outside of Lexington, KY, and I think it's a great version.

Gus and Pat are leaving tomorrow, and I'm not sure when Fred is leaving. I'm also not sure when I'm leaving. I need to leave tomorrow, too, but I think it's just going to be too difficult to tear myself away. I wish Fred would stay till Nikki and Simone come on Thursday, but I think he wants to get on to Nikki's so he can earn some money. Jan was supposed to come this weekend, but she didn't. We need to call her because I don't think anyone has any idea what happened with her.

I know it sounds like we're not doing anything, but I feel like I'm running my butt off. I sat down to do my 10-minute relaxation today and got interrupted twice within those ten minutes. Plus, there was Dad bellowing around in the background. Also, between Mary and Gina, my sleep is very interrupted. I'm not complaining, just trying to give a clearer picture of what it's like to be here.