What I Did On Labor Day...

I woke up. This is always a good thing. I chatted with my daughter in Australia. I'm glad I'm a mom in the 2000's, where my kids are just an IM away. I got Liz cinnamelts, because that is how she rolls on a day off school, or a snow day! yikes, I mentioned the "S" word) I did some laundry and a few other things. Then Liz and I were going to go for a swim. It was a great idea until we found out how COLD the pool was. I turned on the sprinkler, because the air was so HOT, and Liz played in that for awhile. Then I had a great idea. Let's get a blanket and pillows and take a nap in her tent! Things were going great. She decided to take her audio book along. We get everything set up. (Why is the ground so much HARDER when you get older?) There is a gentle breeze, no bugs, perfect! We get settled in, and Liz decides she wants to talk. (Shock, huh?) She talked, I listened. However, she won't let you just listen. If you don't acknowledge what she is saying, she will say Mom? Did you hear what I said? Yes, Liz, we're the only ones in a 12 x 12 tent, I heard you. She went inside for a bit, and came back with a deck of cards. Yippee! We played Go Fish and WAR! Then she decided we should really work on taking a nap. That lasted two minutes. We came back inside. Good times over all! We had supper and I cleaned out the car because I have to take it to the dealer tomorrow to be serviced. It works out good because it's my day to take Ang to radiation, so we'll drop it off on the way and pick up a loaner. I actually took a few pictures of Liz and her tent, that I'll post when I figure out how. It's quite luxurious, nothing like the blanket over a clothesline with a dirt floor that I had as a child, that I had to walk up hill both ways barefoot to play in! This one has a floor, screened in windows, and a welcome mat. Why am I posting at 3 a.m.? Because Ken's snoring awakened me. I might send him out to the tent tomorrow night! ;-)