Fizzled Out Firecracker

Yesterday was my birthday. Today, my 20th anniversary. After such a disappointing Sunday with our vacation plans ruined and Monday we just hung around here, did a little grocery shopping to prepare for the fourth, yesterday went off without a hitch. Well, it started out at 2:30 in the morning with a car load of teenagers knocking at our door. Of course, they either realized they were at the wrong house or that the dog sitter wasn't there, I'm not sure which, but I think it was the latter. They heard Lucy and Wrigley barking and raising cane and they got out of their. The neighbor lady asked them what they were doing. Needless to say, we were awake, so I got up, Gary waited while I took the kids out and I stayed up for a while.

My heart has been having those palpitations ever since Friday when I had a discussion with my boss regarding work conditions at the office. Then the ordeal with the vacation just made it worse, so it was obviously stress related. When I woke up so early, I just knew what I needed to do...write. After writing a couple of letters, getting things off of my chest, I feel much better.

I went back to bed around 5am and slept till 8:30! We hung around and Gary grilled short ribs. He went and bought us some potato salad and baked beans, along with a dozen peach and pink roses. The flowers are so pretty. Lucy and Wrigley and I sat outside while he grilled.

A lady walking her dog down the alley sparked the interest of Lucy and Wrigs. Gary tried to warn me, but not fast enough. By the time I swung around to grab Wrigley's collar, he was already taking off. Rather than risking breaking the extenda leash, I decided to drop it, but not before he pulled me off my seat and on the ground. I hit my knees so fast, I didn't know what happened. Laughing, I just let myself go, so I didn't break something! The lady in the alley asked if I was all right. Of course, just a bit embarrassed. I walked back to the fence to retrieve Wrigley, as he was coming to see if I was okay.

After dinner, we took a ride around the lake in Grand Haven, saw the traffic and the people and came home. Mom was on line, so we watched the Macy's fireworks on TV together. It was nice because I didn't miss them and we got to oohhh and ahhh together, even though we're 1200 miles apart.

It was too late for me to go see them here and with Lucy and Wrigley, I'm actually glad we were home. There's no reason to upset them. All of the racket and the folks in the neighborhood playing with firecrackers, it is just good that we were home to make sure they were safe. Yes, it was very disappointing, but I think I'd rather be disappointed, knowing that my kids are safe, than worrying the whole time I was away, supposedly having fun. So, our weekend was pretty uneventful, but everyone is safe and relatively happy and very full.