Well I hope everyone had a good Fourth. Ours started out OK. Short version. Around our plantation any outing requires several hours of preparations. Thankfully, mine was relegated to going to work! AH HA! But Angi and Elijah spent the better part of the day packing supplies, dressing, then cleaning, then re-dressing babies. The boy's had to go to Wal-Fart to get a couple of umbrella strollers as the really nice dual stroller we had for the girls...well...suffice to say it fell victim to one of Owens more elaborate contraptions and...well....plastics are somewhat hard to mend. Then, as we were going to Coachman park in Downtown Clearwater intricate travel plans had to be arranged. We once again relied on PSTA. The rain started to kick up as we waited but we hopped for the best and soldiered on. Kaleb and Logan and I caught the bus by the shop, then picked up the rest of the brood near the house. It was cute to get the "DADDY!" reception as they climbed aboard! We got off downtown, and had ice cream at D & D while we waited for the rain to let up. Around six it was still overcast but dry...relatively. So we set forth to the park where we eventually found a prime viewing spot and set out our picnic to listen to the band. The older boys did what older boys do, much to the chagrin of their mother as there were many scantly clad teeny boppers running about (seriously! What parent allows their daughters to run around in public in outfits that are normally sequestered to the adult film industry!) as the three middle kids waited (im)patiently in line to ride the bungee jumper. Mom sat with the babies as I did the "High Alert" Dad thing and wrenched my neck constantly keeping track of children. Unfortunately, as the band had just begun a very menacing bank of gray clouds was swiftly making it's way towards us and before we (or all those in attendance) could react a torrential downpour was upon us! We immediately sought shelter under a tree as Elijah and I held a blanket over the little ones, but within minutes all were soaked to the bone. Unfortunately I remembered to late that the library at the top of the hill had a large vestibule that could have kept us all dry. Shaking and cold we called for cabs to take us home. Sadly, as it turned out the fireworks had in fact, NOT been rescheduled, but as everyone was soaked and cold there was no salvaging the evening. Angi, the girls and Elijah took the first cab home (yes, even in today's more politically correct world sensitive to the equal rights of women I still adhere to the more chivalrous rules of Women and children first!) Kaleb, Logan, Owen and I awaited the next cab...which never came! After an hour we hoofed it over to Starbucks where they were nice enough to let me use their phone (I'd left mine in the diaper bag) and the boys had hot cocoa and I a MUCH needed double shot of Espresso!
So in the end, I owe them all a nice day out Sunday!
ANYWAY!
Yesterday was once again surprisingly brisk, and managed to move out two new goodies to new homes AND put out one new SWEET ride! This one is a Cannondale road bike (of sorts). We have had the frame kicking around for quite some time until the right parts were gathered! It's a raw aluminum frame, ultra light, decked out as a 21 speed commuter, all complete with a compact quick shift rear end! Very SWEET!
Today...well it's anyone's guess what I might surprise you with!
See ya soon!
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| "Yea! They'll sit still for ice cream!!" |
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| "No...I didn't need to have the banana split!" |
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| THE THREE STOOGES! |
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| SUPERMAN MAKES A RARE APPEARENCE. |
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| Holding down a babe enthralled by new sights and sounds! |
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| Dinner on the green. |
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| obvious disappointment as the skies turn gray |
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making the best of it with a soccer game in the vestibule.
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OH YEA! THAT'S RIGHT!
CANNONDALE!!!
ONLY $180.00!!!!!
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