Friday we went decided that we would go to Williamsburg on Saturday. The kids and I spent the day picking blueberries and hanging out at the pool, so by the time we got home I really didn't get much done in the way of packing. I got up at 4 to make E's breakfast and had every intention of staying up and finish getting everything ready. Shawn woke up and wanted to nurse so I layed in bed with him and watched a Barefoot Contessa episode that I had on the DVR- fell back to sleep and didn't get up until 8! Was in the process of packing the cooler and went out to the barn to raid the deep freeze and found out that the breaker had tripped. Lost everything in the freezer. That just makes me sick! I had so much stuff in there. 8 whole pork loins, steaks, 4 packs of hot dogs, a couple lasagnas, and lots of other stuff. I love to stock up when there is a sale. So getting that all cleaned out put me even further behind schedule. We didn't end up leaving until almost 2 oclock. So much for out by 10! Chris didn't want to come to Williamsburg- since he had things he wanted to do and it is his last week of summer before summer school starts I didn't push the issue. He's staying with Dad and Janet- besides this way he can water the garden and all. This was my first time ever coming to Williamsburg without Elton or Chris. The ride was surprisingly smooth- the kids were great, not a peep out of them. Traffic was o.k. Theres a race in Richmond this weekend, so there were a lot of cars on the road, and then when we hit 64 there was all the beach traffic, but we still made it in under 3 hours and didn't have to stop once. It was ridiculously hot- 102 according to the thermometer in the van. When we got here I unlocked the trailer door, Katherine went in first then Brianna who got stung by a yellow jacket on her way in. I got stung 3 times before realizing that they had made a nest under the top step. We went and checked in and picked up a schedule and bought some wasp and hornet killer, and went back to the trailer to put on our swimsuits (we used the other door!) The kids walked down the road a safe distance and I killed all the yellow jackets. It seems like every time I turn around I''m killing things now! I got a strong sense of satisfaction at their demise! Poor Brianna, its the first time she's ever been stung- she just let out a bloodcurdling scream. We went to the pool and were there a whole 5 minutes before it started to thunder and lightning and they closed down the pool! We went by the members lounge and picked up a game to occupy the girls while I unpacked the van. It is absolutely ridiculous the amount of stuff that we require to go anywhere! 2 suitcases, 2 diaper bags, stroller, take along swing, 2 coolers (a big one for food, milk etc and a small one to keep in the front for drinks.) laptop, digital camera, video camera, movies... Packing light is not in my repetoire! We got to the dance about 8:20- Shawn wanted to eat first. Elton got here a little after 9- he went by the trailer first to eat the dinner I had left in the microwave for him, and came up to the dance. Suprisingly he stayed for the whole thing, we got back to the trailer about 11:15, and he was surprisingly chatty for a work night. I think we went to bed about 12:30- a fact that I'm sure he was regretting when he had to get up at 3:30 this morning! Oh well- when he gets back tonight he'll be off for the next 4 or 5 days. They're still not sure if they will be off for the 4th of July yet. K, B, S, and I will be here until Sunday.
On a totally unrelated note- Lowe's is trying to get their company to be more bilingual. There are planning on selecting some of their Supervisors to go to Guatamala for 3 weeks for some "total immersion" training. I certainly don't want E. to be gone for 3 weeks, but how cool would that be??? I would certainly jump on the opportunity if I was in his place. He was kind of feeling me out about it last night. He's so sweet- sometimes. ;0) I googled Guatemala b/c I know virtually nothing about it- it looks AWESOME! I'm so jealous- I hope he gets the opportunity to go.
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