On Monday morning I dropped the girls off at an overnight horse camp. T left for Dallas on Sunday for 2 weeks and so I was looking forward to this time by myself - the first time in 13 years where I have been JUST ME. It is now Wednesday and as I suspected would happen - I miss them all terrible. I dropped the girls off with a counselor named Krypton. I am not sure how to spell that - she is from Eugene - so probably a quite common name in Eugene!! Seemed like a very nice girl - looked so young to be taking care of MY kids. I saw their bunk rooms - K wouldn't let me leave until I saw the rooms, Kit wanted me gone as soon as we arrived!! Camp looked so fun - dunk tanks, swimming pools, zip lines... and the horseback riding. How lucky they are - I wish I could go to camp. Today I am so worried - are the girls drinking enough water? Are they having fun? Are they remembering sunscreen? Should I call? No news is good news? I am going with "no news is good news" - if I am needed they will call. Right?
The Seattle area just broke the record for the highest temperature EVER - the official reported temperature was 102 for today. Our temperature shows this:
(it says 104.7!)I have been keeping busy so far this week - we are still in the midst of pool deck reconstruction (this gets its own blog post if it ever gets done!), work is busy, I rode the light rail and streetcar to work today, on Monday I tried to shop after work - no money and the heat sent me home to find the goats laying by the pool - they had broken out of the pen, and taken a dip in the pool and were laying by the torn up pool!! I was able to coerce them back in the pen and secure it - I think they were able to get under a part of the fence. I can now add "hammer fence post into hard dry ground" to my list of accomplishments. I found out on Tuesday that the workmen saw they were out and tried to get them back in the pen, but with no luck. Enrique kept saying "I looked and they just appeared on the wrong side of the fence!" They had tried to create a secure enclosure - but Taz and Rusty are quite crafty and were able to break out again and take a dip in the pool. So far no more break outs - but I think they are just too hot to try. This morning I created a little shade area for them -
They seem content with it. Tons of places are offering refuge from the heat - libraries, community centers, malls... I am wondering if I can bring the goats and cats? Actually we are very lucky and have central air at our house- it was one of those unplanned, non-budgeted, splurges sold to us with the new furnace that we did, and until this week, I maintained wasn't necessary - now I am very thankful to have the central air. I have contemplated bringing the goats into the house - but I am concerned how I would contain them - I was thinking K's room or the playroom - they could eat through the mess!! Problem is - they are not selective in there bathroom habits so this could create a whole other set of problems!!
I had an entire list of things to accomplish while I was ALL ALONE - however it is so hot I have not accomplished any of them (I know - I have air conditioning and should be able to accomplish cleaning up the mess inside). Oh well - the tasks will always be there for me when it cools down!!
Friday at 1:00PM I get to pick up the girls and have an afternoon at camp with them - I can't wait!!
2 comments:
Hope you enjoyed your week All Alone, getting a couple things done but mostly relaxing. I am sure by today your are missing everyone a ton. Have a fun day at camp.
Amy
Why would you have the goats eat the stuff in my room?
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