Hey kids,

You left for grandma's house yesterday and I miss you already. Grandma and your Aunt L drove up from Cupertino, spent the night, and hauled you away the next day.

Here's what I don't miss....

All week I had been dreading the inevitable moment when your grandma sits me down and very earnestly thanks me for letting you guys visit. This is invariably followed by the statement, "I would never have been able to let my babies go like that at that age. I would've missed them too much."

Why not just slap me with a cold fish and call me Susan Smith, GRANDMA!??! Grrrrrrr.

Anyway, I snapped a couple phone pics while you were getting ready to go, and I snuck peeks at them all day at work today. Sigh...



So I have the house to myself for a few days, cuz your daddy is out of town for a bit, too. I'm trying to not be a slug and laying around the house. It's tempting, though, sleeping in late, and watching a season's worth of Big Love on Tivo. Well, okay. Maybe just ONE day of being a slug-a-bed, but afterwards, here is my Thursday 13 list of things I would like to accomplish while I am alone.

1) Make fish tacos. I'm the only one who likes them, so I never make them.

2) Clean out the fridge.

3) Watch the two movies I rented tonight: "Let the Right One In" (a Swedish coming-of-age vampire movie) and "Wendy and Lucy" (dunno... think it's a road movie starring Michelle Williams and a dog. I liked the recent NPR interview with the director.)

4) Make a run to the dump and recycling center.

5) Laundry.

6) Use up the rest of my comp movie tickets to see "Angels and Demons" and "Terminator".

7) Cut Bernice's toenails.

8) Wax things that need to be waxed. Ahem.

9) Go for a bike ride near Camp Richardson.

10) Go for a hike up the Faye-Luther Trail.

11) Make a couple casserole dinners to freeze for when my parents come to visit next month.

12) Scrub the tub and wash the shower curtain.

13) Watch Jeopardy.

I know you little shits are having fun, because you won't come to the phone when I call. Ah well, that's okay. According to your grandma, I don't miss you.

Love you!