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November 28, 2002
Almost there
Our time in Anna went by very quickly. We visited with Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Bill and took a look at the new addition to their house. The last time I visited was almost ten years ago! The new bedroom/bathroom/guestroom/gym/jacuzzi addition is going to be beautiful. We had a nice big family dinner back at Dad and Doris's house complete with roasted marshmallows. The next day saw us back on the road, this time to Atlanta for a rest stop. Tuesday morning we had the good fortune of meeting up with a couple of internet friends of mine from a parenting group. We had breakfast at a really neat little diner called The Flying Biscuit. Atlanta is a very busy place!!
After breakfast we got BACK on the road for Kim's house. Jake and Eli have been counting the minutes until they get to see their cousins. I made a wrong turn somewhere and tacked on almost two hours to our drive time but all was well once we pulled into the drive. I am not sure who wore who out. I think it was an even match but suffice it to say their were six, dead tired children by eleven pm. We had Thanksgiving on Wednesday. Susanne and Jason came up with their families which was huge given that we rarely get all four of us together (maybe every ten years or so). Susanne's son Christopher,at 12 years old, is almost as tall as I am! Jake and Eli were in heaven to discover that Chris is heavy into Yu-Gi-Oh and even duels at his local mall on Saturdays. Jason's son Cameron is going to be two in a couple of weeks and is just a doll. It cracked us up to hear his cute little voice - he has a great vocabulary. Kim's daughter Shawna (16) discovered how to make Eli's LeapPad say interesting things like "Pooh is a pot head" - I don't think the manufacturer planned to have a teenager playing with it. Matthew (12) is now a Yu-Gi-Oh convert. Brandon (14) is very funny and great with little kids - Seth loves him. Little Randy (who isn't little anymore at 17) is busy with his life but is still as quiet as he ever was. We have had a great visit with Aunt Kim and are sad to be leaving today.
We will be driving down to Leesburg to stay at Dad's Florida house for a few days. I want to visit with grandma and also see Susanne and Jason again. On December 1st, we take off for Norfolk, Virginia where we will catch our international flight. I will update this journal again once we get into Italy. We land on the second of December which just happens to be Seth's first birthday.
Posted by DebC at November 28, 2002 7:17 AM
Comments
Debbie,
Glad to hear your still making wrong turns when trying to get somewhere!! Tell Seth Happy Birthday for me, and say Hi to the guys and Cheryl. Work is a little less interesting without you there, but we're trying to show Eric how to act like you :^). Hope your international flight was FUN!!
Take Care,
Keith
Posted by: Keith at December 5, 2002 8:31 AM