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The Bunch Are Ready For Vacation!

 


First things first: the cat is completely back to normal. She meows and purrs loudly and, unfortunately, is still interested in the laundry room. Her new annoying trait this week is getting on top of my upper cabinets. My kitchen ceiling is irregularly shaped so the cabinets are not able to be flush with the ceiling. We keep our cereal on top of the refrigerator.  I know the cereal is low once the cat can successfully maneuver around them to jump on top of the fridge and then jump on top of the cabinets. I now have random things from around the house on top of my fridge until I go grocery shopping  so she can't get up there. I swear watching her is like watching a toddler.  She is always getting into things. She has some weird fascination with q-tips. We literally keep them locked up and yet somehow she still finds them to eat! We also recently saved her from choking on Easter grass. The cat is NOT normal. She also tries to eat needles from the sewing basket. She is very sweet, but can be quite a handful to watch.

We are taking L on her first senior trip in June. Because of several different reasons, instead of one big two week trip, like A had  when we went to Chicago, she is having 1 big week long trip and 2 short trips for her senior trip. She requested that her long trip be to the beach. She wasn't keen on the long drive to Pensacola, even though the beaches are absolutely stunning, but instead chose Galveston, which saves about 7 hours of driving time. We will be spending a week down there. I am not sure what all we will do, but feel fairly certain a large part will be at the beach, though our resort has a lazy river, pool, miniature golf, tennis, basketball, and several other fun things we can do there. D and I are not big beach people. D in particular hates the heat and sunshine, but the girls love the beach for some reason. I am just super excited to go on our first real trip in almost two years! We have done weekend camping at nearby state parks, which I love, but now we get to really get out and explore something new. 

A found her first gray hair this week! She actually saved it to show everyone. At 18 she is NOT the youngest in our family to find their first gray hair. T has that record. He found his first TWO gray hairs at 8 years old. C found his first one at 14. D and I are way past counting how many we have! L is the only one who hasn't found one yet.

A's first gray hair.

She saved it to show everyone and was genuinely surprised it was curly and coarse.😂


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