Blog of Doom

This is the week Ash’s mom is visiting. She’s here for the whole week! Saturday afternoon, I went to the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport to pick her up. I was able to take a new route, since the George Bush Turnpike (yes, they named a road after him before he even died, the dad that is) was just completed and now extends all the way out to the LBJ Freeway (yes, another one they named after a Texan), aka I635. The trip was fast and pleasant, since I didn’t have to get onto I635 until after I35. I35 is a very busy road, and most of the congestion on I635 West is people going to exit onto I35. Once you’re past the I35 exit, I635 clears out a lot.

So, I get to the airport and park just as mother-in-law (MIL) and husband’s flight is landing. I meet them at the baggage terminal, hugs and welcome to Dallas, etc. They flew out at 21 degrees, and landed at 60 degrees, always a nice transition in my book. MIL was nervous on the flight because she has only flown once before, when she came out the last time.

So, now she’s here and our routine is inevitably disrupted. I’m not upset, since that is what happens when you have guests. I just can’t walk out into the living room and get dressed in the mornings. I have to get dressed in the bedroom and hope I don’t wake up Ash. Minor stuff like that. There are also the usual annoyances about other people, who don’t know how you do things and want to “help”, or who aren’t quite as tidy as you. But, that’s what happens when you have guests.

I like having the visitors, and Ash gets to catch up with her mom. Did I mention that she’s going to watch Morgan so Ash and I can go out on a real live date!? Another bonus, worth putting up with a lot in my book. Just in time for the new Harry Potter movie, too. It doesn’t get any better. I think it’s going to be so nice!

Ash did ask me to pour her a full cup of coffee in the morning and set it aside for her in the fridge. I guess she didn’t get a cup yesterday morning. The funny thing is that I make our coffee, and MIL brought along her own instant coffee because she wasn’t going to be drinking ours. Now she’s drinking two cups (which is why Ash didn’t get any yesterday, much to her annoyance).

Morgan is having a blast. He was just so happy over the weekend. Sat in between them on the couch, and kept saying “Hi Grandma! Hi Grandpa!” all the time. He wouldn’t leave them alone. Ha! Welcome to our world! They love the attention, though.

Another bonus, we cleared out (mostly) the spare bedroom, so now Martin can come up for a visit if he wants.

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