Home Again, Home Again...

Today is Monday and we got home late, late Saturday night. Yesterday was just kind of a blur with unpacking and readjusting back to home. Nicky has been working up a storm on the tile in our living areas and it looks great! He got a lot of it done and I'm so proud of him! Sunday morning we all slept in, even Nicky. He was pooped and when he woke up, he commented that he couldn't believe he'd slept so late. I told him he was probably more tired that he thought and needed the sleep. He said, "Maybe. But, I think it's because I knew I didn't have to get up and do something around here. It was like I had a big load lifted off my shoulders, having you home." Awww....isn't that sweet?? He really missed us all. :-)

This morning the boys kept asking to have a friend over. I told them no because we had a lot to do, plus the tile can't be overused until Nicky gets the last coat of sealer on the grout today. Anyway, I told them that they were used to having their cousins around to play with, but now they'd just have to play with each other. They hemmed and hawed, but finally started playing together. I later caught them playing Capture the Flag....inside the house!! You know those little American flags that are in classrooms? Well, we have two of those, so they each took one and hid it someplace for the other one to find. I was washing dishes and Indy passed by me and hid his in the laundry room. A few minutes later, Levi comes in the kitchen and asked Indy, "Where is your flag?" He couldn't find it and wanted Indy to tell him where it was. Then Indy replied with, "You tell me where your flag is and I'll tell you where mine is." Wow. That's real intense, strategy-filled Capture the Flag, huh?? lol They're so funny.

In other news, apparently, late last week sometime the power went out for a few minutes and Nicky didn't know it and the outside freezer went off and didn't come back on. Yesterday afternoon, I went outside to put some trash in the trashcans and decided just to check on the freezer. It was completely defrosted. Not a hint of ice anywhere. And, yes, there was food in there: a lot of game, some froze dinners, and some butter and cheese. Thankfully, due to the frozen juice and gatorade bottles we keep in there for just such and emergency, the food hadn't actually gone rancid, but it wasn't cool either. So, needless to say, we threw it all away. Ugh. Today I went out there and cleaned it all out with bleach and the hose. Man, that's a bummer. But, I washed and refilled the gatorade bottles and put them in the bottom and restarted the freezer. It should be good now, but I'll check it soon.

Well, I guess that's it for now. Still unpacking and doing laundry and getting the house back in order. It's wonderful to vacation, but it's always wonderful to come home, too!!