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August 1, 2008
Coming up for air
We did it! We survived with a house full of 9 people for 10 days and lived to tell about it! My dad, step mom, 15 yr old brother and 12 yr old sister came for a visit from WA state and just left this past Tues. When I told people how long they were staying at our house (with one bathroom) most people would exclaim- "TEN DAYS!". But I felt like my attitude would determine how it went and when I only see them every two years, 10 days was long but very doable. I am so excited to say that not only did we survive but the visit went GREAT! Thanks to the prayers and support of good friends, I feel very blessed that we could enjoy such a wonderful visit. All my meal planning and event planning paid off and if anyone needs to know how to entertain folks in Chattanooga for an extended period of time then I'm your girl! I also know where to find the good deals!
While they were here we went white water rafting, went to the aquarium, walked the river front, walked the bridges and rode the carousel, went bowling, we got treated to dinner at a japanese steak house, rode the riverboat, had movie nights, rode the incline and went to point park, went to the discovery museum, went swimming, the guys saw the batman movie and went to a lookouts game and lots of other fun things that my sluggish brain can't remember now. It was a busy time and the more days that pass the more tired I get, I must have been running on adrenaline.
So now we're trying to get back to life as usual and gear up for kindergarten! I'm excited to reconnect with friends I haven't seen in a few weeks and get some quality socializing in. :)
In the 10 days they were here, I never felt crowded in my house and in fact am super lonely now without people to visit with all day. I loved having people here and miss them terribly now.
And now, on to the good stuff- pictures!!!
With Papa Dave and Grandma Carleen at point park.
Outside Mellow Mushroom with Danielle.
Lawrence's bubble.
Caroline and Lawrence, he was the only one that got away with holding her.
Making my best attempt at not falling out of the boat! Lawrence is behind me, Amy is in the front right of the boat and Carleen is behind her. My dad was supposed to go but backed out so we took my good friend Amy and had a blast!
| By JennR | 10:26 AM
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