Just Another Mild Monday

Posted by Sarahbear on August 2, 2010

We’ve made it back from the weekend trip safe and sound. It was actually a lot of fun. The children were all well-behaved for the ride down to Chad’s granny’s. It’s nearly 4 hours long and we stopped at Ruby Tuesday’s to eat lunch, but they were good. I spent most of the drive trying to finish Order of the Phoenix. That is one long book! I still have 100 pages left. Time flew during the drive while my nose was stuck in between the pages. I read faster when I’m home, in the quiet, than when I’m riding. The music is distracting and I had to look up, losing my place, a few times to remind Chad of where to go or answer questions from the kids. I’ll be able to start Half-Blood Prince very soon though, and I can not wait.

Chad’s granny is tired. She just seems like she’s completely worn out. She’s had a tough road since before Chad and I got married. She’s been the sole caretaker of her sick husband since before I came around. He’s bedridden due to botched back surgeries and morphine drawing up his limbs. They’re both in their late 80′s. One of Chad’s aunts has moved in to start helping more, but it’s still a physically and mentally exhausting  job. Especially when you’ve got a hard job in the restaurant business, you’re looking after your grandchildren while their parents work and you’ve got to help take care of your daddy. Learning those things was kind of saddening, but the visit was still alright.

After we left there we headed to my nana’s house to check on her. Her knee is so red and swollen. I told her it looks like the infection isn’t going away. My mom says it looks better, but I’m a bit worried. My grandma says she hasn’t had much pain at all since she’s been home and she’s happy. She’s just bored of having to sit around so much. She said if it wasn’t so hot outside she would use her walker on the sidewalks. I might tell my mom to look for an indoor gym or something to take her too, where it’s cool and she can work that knee. She’s already trying to get around without the walker and I am hoping she doesn’t over do it.

We made my brother look after the kids so we could head to Chilis for a meal. I had a couple of delicious margaritas. I was suppose to eat with Steffers but she wasn’t able to make it, sadly. Though my uncle did ask me where his sex toys were as soon as I got out the car and started telling me that N told on him. I gave him a funny look and asked if N’s nickname was P and he said it was. Ah, Steffers husband. Yes… “He told on you. Your secret is out!”. Thanks N! =p

Then we stopped by the store to pick up a couple of things for my grandma and headed back to her house. I got to spend a good hour or so in her room just talking with her and my mom. That doesn’t happen often. Her knee has her held captive now, where she can’t be so busy.

The ride home was pretty fun, aside from having to remind the two older boys that seat belts are mandatory. Chad and I spent our drive flipping through stations and listening to good music we haven’t heard in a while. Nothing like some Matchbox 20 and GooGoo Dolls to take us back to high school or some Joe “I Wanna Know” to remind us of the sexy nights we spent in his Chevy Lumina while we were dating. We also heard a couple of new songs that we liked. Sex Room, cause Ludacris is one of my favorites, followed by Usher There Goes My Baby (which I give less than a week before Chad makes it my ringtone). It’s the little things, ya know?

And…since technically I heard this song last night and it was Sunday, that’s what I’m making this weeks “Song for Sunday”