Tuesday, February 20, 2007
THE PARTY'S OVER.....
As I write, John and Barbara are nearing the end of their journey home. George had to leave on Sunday but it was so nice to have the Strain kids together in one place. It doesn’t happen often and we make the most of it when we have the chance.
We celebrated early for John’s 50th birthday which is the beginning of several he will have. Living close to New Orleans there is always a party going on somewhere for some reason. Sometimes just because it’s Monday, or raining, or whatever.
I was in charge of food and lodging, Becky shopped for and made up our goofy gifts and George brought the rest with him. It was a joint effort for the three of us and we had a lot of fun watching John’s reaction…..believe me, he is never one to disappoint your anticipations. I’m sure he will be putting some pictures on his blog when he is back in the groove and has time.
Our weather was nasty the first day and Napoleon hates wind so lays low until it blows over. On Sunday evening he came strolling around the house so I called him to come eat. John and Barb wanted to see him in the flesh after seeing so many pictures of him. He came up to the porch and ate canned cat food and some bread while John clicked away.
We wanted him to fan his beautiful tail for them but he was too interested in eating and going to roost. Why is it when you brag on your kids they never show off when prompted? They did get to see him fly up to his roost near the top of our big oak tree. I never tire of watching him and I’m glad they got to see him, briefly…….the next day was terribly windy and he didn’t come again.
We were all pleased our pets interacted as well as they did. Amazingly they were quite considerate of each other and enjoyed the treats and attention. There was lots of tail wagging and sharing of toys and chewy bones.
John and Barb’s wedding anniversary was yesterday and we had a wonderful lunch with dear old friends. We toured their new home before lunch and had a nice visit after. Rocky did quite well even though it was a break in his routine……he doesn’t complain but I knew he was tiring mid-afternoon when we said our goodbyes. We came home and had another celebratory dinner here in honor of their wedding day some 24 years ago.
So today they are close to home and Becky is back in Jefferson City. George is home in KC and Rocky is at the gym…….what am I doing? Lots of laundry and straightening………but with a full heart that only a mother can understand. Tomorrow we go back to the Clinic but we had a nice break in our routine.
Until tomorrow, I am,
Essentially Esther
We celebrated early for John’s 50th birthday which is the beginning of several he will have. Living close to New Orleans there is always a party going on somewhere for some reason. Sometimes just because it’s Monday, or raining, or whatever.
I was in charge of food and lodging, Becky shopped for and made up our goofy gifts and George brought the rest with him. It was a joint effort for the three of us and we had a lot of fun watching John’s reaction…..believe me, he is never one to disappoint your anticipations. I’m sure he will be putting some pictures on his blog when he is back in the groove and has time.
Our weather was nasty the first day and Napoleon hates wind so lays low until it blows over. On Sunday evening he came strolling around the house so I called him to come eat. John and Barb wanted to see him in the flesh after seeing so many pictures of him. He came up to the porch and ate canned cat food and some bread while John clicked away.
We wanted him to fan his beautiful tail for them but he was too interested in eating and going to roost. Why is it when you brag on your kids they never show off when prompted? They did get to see him fly up to his roost near the top of our big oak tree. I never tire of watching him and I’m glad they got to see him, briefly…….the next day was terribly windy and he didn’t come again.
We were all pleased our pets interacted as well as they did. Amazingly they were quite considerate of each other and enjoyed the treats and attention. There was lots of tail wagging and sharing of toys and chewy bones.
John and Barb’s wedding anniversary was yesterday and we had a wonderful lunch with dear old friends. We toured their new home before lunch and had a nice visit after. Rocky did quite well even though it was a break in his routine……he doesn’t complain but I knew he was tiring mid-afternoon when we said our goodbyes. We came home and had another celebratory dinner here in honor of their wedding day some 24 years ago.
So today they are close to home and Becky is back in Jefferson City. George is home in KC and Rocky is at the gym…….what am I doing? Lots of laundry and straightening………but with a full heart that only a mother can understand. Tomorrow we go back to the Clinic but we had a nice break in our routine.
Until tomorrow, I am,
Essentially Esther
