I rarely take any real time off. I go home at night, eat, sleep and all that. But time off is like 2-3 days of doing not much of anything. But this past weekend was just that… a few days off to kind of relax and enjoy family and have some fun.
Diana’s mom lives in Robesonia, PA… near Reading. The state capital is just 45 minutes west and Philadelphia about an hour and a half east/southeast. We left straight from the studio on Friday night, hoping to get in and get a good night’s sleep. That’s exactly what happened, except for the sleeping part. Sometimes you just aren’t comfortable in a bed that isn’t your own.
The dogs weathered the 150 minute trip pretty well. They liked that we put down the huge doggy pillow in the back of the car, along with a chew bone and a rope toy. Admittedly, though, they were just as happy to get there.
Jack, our Scottish Terrier. He’s 4.
Diana’s friend Elaine visited from nearby Frystown, bringing Diana a beautiful new spinning wheel to use for her yarn-spinning, at which she has become quite adept. The conversation and good times that ensued lasted well into the late afternoon. That night Dawna (mother in law) made a big pot of spaghetti and meat sauce… everyone ate. Cameron wore a good portion of it, but enjoyed it anyway. Diana’s sister Joyce came up from her nearby home (a block away) to have dinner with us and watch some TV. They left when the yawning started. 🙂
Joyce and Cameron played with the dogs in the backyard. Benny is the wheaten Scotty you see and Bagel is the Basset/Beagle mix in the center, along with Jack.
Sunday morning came with cooler weather and a beautiful bright sunshine that just says “Easter Morning.” We were all anticipating Cameron’s easter egg quest and as soon as Joyce and Bruce (Joyce’s husband) arrived, we got to the goodies. Cameron had a LOT of Easter baskets. This kid was in chocolate heaven. But the real fun came after he was quite content that he had baskets, candy, new toys and stuff to play with.
NOW it was time to go outside for the easter egg hunt.
With only a little help from the seven adults there, Cameron found all twelve of the dyed eggs and four plastic eggs with MORE chocolate goodies inside.
Mike (Cameron’s daddy) helps him recover an egg from the tree.
After a wonderful dinner of ham, potatoes, brocolli, asparagus, and rolls, we were all wondering why we felt like we did at Thanksgiving; full, ready for a nap and feeling hungry an hour later. Unlike Thanksgiving, though, there was no football. So while Bruce and Mike found a baseball game on, Cameron was outside watching for trains, exploring Dawna’s gardens and chasing the doggies around – among other things.
The dogs frolicked in the backyard on Sunday.
When he went inside and demanded Bambi, we were happy to oblige – well, they were happy anyway. I was throwing the ball for Oreo (our Sheltie).
But the movie was soon less important because of something that distracted Cameron. We all snacked on some very sinful cake combinations that Dawna had gotten at the local store. Coffee complemented the desserts and we were once again stuffed. I think Cameron missed out since he was napping. But, he played awhile longer after he got up before Jess and Mike had to head back to West Virginia, since Mike had to be at work later that evening.
Diana and I stayed on, I worked on crossword puzzles and Diana read. It was quiet and peaceful and I felt really relaxed.
Monday morning we got up and got our things together to head back home. After a quick breakfast and gathering up of the dogs, we started the trek. We made a couple of stops along the way, Benny barfed in the back of the car, and we got home in one piece.
Now, back to work. 🙂
Tony