Mom's Place!

Hey all,

Made it safe and sound to Mom's on Saturday, early evening.  We've been having a great time and it's always so nice and relaxing to come here!

I had a great birthday yesterday! Thanks to everyone who send me messages or cards, etc.  I truly appreciate it.  Mom, myself and Jon all went to lunch at Glory Days restaurant and we just took our time and hung out and chatted and ate.  I got a free sundae when we were finished!  Mom and I then went to Hollywood Casino in West Virginia.  We actually go thru a couple of states and only takes about 45 minutes to get to.  I came out $10 ahead and she came out $35 ahead!  We did well.  Then, we headed back to Frederick after a short drive through a couple of small towns that Mom wanted to show me.  We hit up the movie theatre and saw "The Dark Knight Rises".  Excellent movie, but long!!  lol  We really enjoyed it.  Took a quick stop at Walmart and then headed to Jon's for a tiny birthday celebration with Jon and fam.  We stayed about an hour and then headed back to Mom's. 

Today, Mom worked so she left me a list of chores to do around here for her.  I just barely finished it all and took a shower and it's after 2:30!  I should add I took my time getting it all done, plus putting the curtains back on their rods took forever!  Darn things didn't wanna work correctly!!  We are gonna watch a DVD tonight and I'm sure we will see Jon etc at some point today. 

The rest of my trip consists of finding a beach, eating at a waffle house, eating seafood at a "local" establishment, stopping by Kohl's and watching a couple more movies.  Should be a fun time.  I've also been running every morning, which I love doing, cuz then I don't get behind on my workouts!!  Running at sea level is so much easier than the mountains!!

Tyler made it back from Ireland just fine and had a wonderful time!  While he was gone, Kalyn had to have her gall bladder removed so she missed some school, but is feeling so much better!!  She actually graduated on Saturday, but just has to keep going to school for two weeks to get all her time in.  She will be moving to Kansas at the end of the month and is really looking forward to that.  She wants to come to Maryland to visit her Gram and also wants to come to NM. 

Tj and Diana will be in Los Alamos when I get back!  They will be there for a few weeks.  Ellen and fam will also be coming for a visit so I will get to see their new baby boy, Turner. 

That's about all the news for now...i plan to step these up and/or send out family newsletters again.  I will have to gather email addresses and get working on that!  I'm finding that my Dad and Gram Shirley are being left out of the "loop" on some things that are going on and so Mom suggests I get back with the newsletters.  Sounds good to me!!  Talk to you soon and until next time...  :)