We are parents again for a short while.

Elijah and Mary have come for the week end while Michelle, Brian & Emily go to sunny Florida for a very short week end. Michelle's brother Jeff is getting married on Sat. so they have flown down for the wedding. What a world we live in. I never cease to be amazed at what is available to us for our convenience. Need to be somewhere thousands of miles away no problem. Can have you there in a couple of hours with out breaking a sweat.

Anyway Susan and I are taking care of Elijah and Mary until Monday. It will be a sweet time of never ending questions and spontaneous conversation. I have come to love those out of the blue remarks by those two. They make me laugh out loud. Tomorrow we go first thing to the dentist for Susan's appointment. I looking forward to how they guys handle this event. Then off to have fun. That is what this week end will be all about. We have a few ideas but nothing firm. I have learned to be flexible and ready to ad lib. I hope we have pictures to post when I next write. Right now I here a lot of talking from upstairs which means that there is some discussion gong on about bed time. I'm sure that If I go up there I'll just upset the cart so I'm content to sit here and do nothing but listen. Susan has come down for now it seems that they both will need a bottle of water for bed time "it's something Mom always does." We will sit here and listen to the thumping of little feet on the floor upstairs boy does this bring back memories. Little feet tromping over head. They should be in bed but alas the aren't.

Now it has started, Elijah is down because Mary is bugging him. This will mean Mary is moving in to our room for the week end would be my guess. Susan is so patience with the little ones. I remember with our own three I would start out cool but sometimes I would be pushed to the limit. Susan tells me that Mary came to her at 6:30 and said she was ready for bed Elijah was ready by 7:30 they're good kids. When Susan went back up to deal with the sleeping arraignments Mary was already in her sleeping bag on our bed room floor. She new what the rules are. I'll leave more for tomorrow. By for now.