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Back to life

The girls and I got home yesterday afternoon, just as the gaming boys were packing the car.  We said hello and goodbye and off they went.  It was a really nice weekend for me, M had a good time, and the girls enjoyed Grammy’s house.  So win-win-win. I’ll take it. One of the projects I worked on was KiKi’s 1st Birthday video , and I finished it and got it on DVD, with some glitches initially, but I’m pleased with it.  It’s on her blog if you want to check it out.   My favorite part is the documentation of my little pastry chefs assisting me with the cakes. I didn’t get as much accomplished as I’d hoped, but it’s ok.  I had alot of quiet, some great conversation and yummy salads, and slept really well.  Thanks very much to Mr. and Mrs. H for the excellent accommodations!! 

Pack up, move out.

This morning we packed up our stuff (6 trips up and down the stairs to the car...ugh), vacuumed the carpet to look spiffy for when Rachel returns, and headed out. Well, not out exactly. I took Braska to get her glasses adjusted, amazing what such a little person can do when yanking off her glasses with one hand. Then I decided to go down to my in-laws' place to pick up a few things we forgot when we left Tuesday. And since I was down that way, I went by a hair place I found when we were there last weekend. They had time to get me in, so I dropped Braska at her grandma's and went back to get all fixed up. Here's the goofiest face ever, I think...mid-foil processing. Here's a few afters...it didn't really work to take one straight on, in order to get the full effect of the color outcome. There's a bright red and blonde going on in there. An interesting thing about the stylist who did my hair...she asked about if I had kids, etc. I chatted about Braska and her st...