Well I unexpected icy cold dip yesterday! I went outside to grill steaks for dinner and passed by the pool on the way there. I noticed our pool cleaner, the Polaris, was full of leaves and needed to be emptied. So after I put the steaks on the grill I went to do just that. Before I got down I checked the pocket I normally kept my phone in, wouldn't want that to fall in, and it was empty. All the better, I must have set it down inside! So I leaned down to get the cord and heard a plunk of something falling in. At first I thought A piece of the Polaris had come apart, but looked down to see a small rectangle floating to the bottom of the pool. Oh no, my phone!!! I had slipped it into the pocket of my hoodie and forgotten about it. I stripped down and jumped in the freezing cold water. Oh boy was it cold!!! Thank goodness our yard has a large fence so I didn't give the neighbors a show! I went under the water and grabbed my phone and got out as fast as I could.
I ran inside, leaving my clothes out by the pool and yelled to Jeff to turn on a hot shower. He wasn't expecting that! The kids were so surprised and kept asking questions, but all I could think about was getting warm in the shower. At first glance it had looked like my phone had been protected by it's case, but on further investigations it might have some issues so it is chilling in a container of rice. Jeff took care of grilling the steaks and bringing in my clothes while I warmed up. Taking a dip was not something I had planned for the beginning of January!
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
There may not be snow in San Antonio...
... but it's a Texas Christmas to me! So go the words from George Straits's song When It's Christmastime in Texas." It isn't very well known so Jason surprises people when he starts singing it. He has been very into singing lately and maybe if I'm ambitious we can try to learn to play the piano together as a summer project.
With Christmas being two weeks past I figure I better give a wrap up before I forget everything! We spent a couple days of Jason's holiday break at home so Jeff could work more. On one of those days we headed up to Dallas to one of the really nice malls they have up there. We heard Santa tell a story and saw puppet shows featuring Scrooge and a Toy Maker, but the best part was going to visit the trains. To benefit Ronald McDonald House they have displayed all these toy trains with track running all around the large store. Jason marveled at all the trains and I liked looking at the reproductions of landmarks from across the country. Elizabeth just liked being able to wander around.
A couple days before Christmas we packed the Excursion full and headed down to San Antonio to see family. Aunt Karen arrived from Virginia and Cousins Emmett, Sarah, Rachel and Riley came down. Jason was sleeping in the same room as Jeff and I on Christmas Eve and the sweetest thing happened, he just started giggling in his sleep. It was so cute! Then Christmas morning was there before we knew it! Elizabeth keeps changing her mind about what her favorite gift was, but I think for Jason it was his helicopter! My favorite moment of the morning was when Jeff told me to guess what was in a rather large gift. I shook it and guessed maybe shoes, but that didn't feel right. I unwrapped it and inside was another wrapped box, inside that was a small gift bag and inside that was a little box. Jeff had gotten me diamond earrings and a big surprise!
One evening we got to leave Jason and Elizabeth with the grandparents while Michelle, Karen, Jeff and I went out for a bit. We went out to dinner and then to Michelle's house to play a very fun game Jeff had received for Christmas, Red Dragon Inn. We slept over and it was glorious to get a chance to sleep in for a bit. The next day Jeff, Michelle, Grandma and Karen took the kids out on a bike ride to see the aqueduct, which they really enjoyed. Sadly that was the last nice day for a while. We took Jason to play laser tag again and he really loved it. Grandpa took Elizabeth out to Build a Bear and she built one of her My Little Ponies, Princess Celestia, who sang "Let it Go" from Frozen. We were happy to see the sun come out on our last day there! Jeff finally got to go Frisbee Golfing right before we left.
Vacations are nice, but it is also very nice to be in your own home.
With Christmas being two weeks past I figure I better give a wrap up before I forget everything! We spent a couple days of Jason's holiday break at home so Jeff could work more. On one of those days we headed up to Dallas to one of the really nice malls they have up there. We heard Santa tell a story and saw puppet shows featuring Scrooge and a Toy Maker, but the best part was going to visit the trains. To benefit Ronald McDonald House they have displayed all these toy trains with track running all around the large store. Jason marveled at all the trains and I liked looking at the reproductions of landmarks from across the country. Elizabeth just liked being able to wander around.
A couple days before Christmas we packed the Excursion full and headed down to San Antonio to see family. Aunt Karen arrived from Virginia and Cousins Emmett, Sarah, Rachel and Riley came down. Jason was sleeping in the same room as Jeff and I on Christmas Eve and the sweetest thing happened, he just started giggling in his sleep. It was so cute! Then Christmas morning was there before we knew it! Elizabeth keeps changing her mind about what her favorite gift was, but I think for Jason it was his helicopter! My favorite moment of the morning was when Jeff told me to guess what was in a rather large gift. I shook it and guessed maybe shoes, but that didn't feel right. I unwrapped it and inside was another wrapped box, inside that was a small gift bag and inside that was a little box. Jeff had gotten me diamond earrings and a big surprise!
One evening we got to leave Jason and Elizabeth with the grandparents while Michelle, Karen, Jeff and I went out for a bit. We went out to dinner and then to Michelle's house to play a very fun game Jeff had received for Christmas, Red Dragon Inn. We slept over and it was glorious to get a chance to sleep in for a bit. The next day Jeff, Michelle, Grandma and Karen took the kids out on a bike ride to see the aqueduct, which they really enjoyed. Sadly that was the last nice day for a while. We took Jason to play laser tag again and he really loved it. Grandpa took Elizabeth out to Build a Bear and she built one of her My Little Ponies, Princess Celestia, who sang "Let it Go" from Frozen. We were happy to see the sun come out on our last day there! Jeff finally got to go Frisbee Golfing right before we left.
Vacations are nice, but it is also very nice to be in your own home.
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