Wordless Wednesday Take 2

 
 

Wordless Wednesday

 

UGH Back to Reality...

Vacation is OVER. We had a great time and it was an enjoyable week away. I was glad to come home, but reality is starting to set in. BLAH

1. My vacuum is still in the shop. It's been in the shop since 5/6. Yes, we were gone for a week, but I am guessing I need to swallow my pride and borrow a vacuum from a friend.

2. Laundry. I think that's pretty self explanatory.

3. Grocery Shopping. I think I'd rather do twice the laundry than deal with this.

4. General feeling of grrrrr..... I'm feeling a wee bit frustrated I guess. Not with any one thing in particular, but many things combined.
a) Nothing work related since I seem to have worked that out to a degree though I'm frustrated that things have to be so bad there and I felt that I had to force my hand. It's all good. It's just figuring out my routine without that distraction.
b)Trying to figure out our place in certain circles. Having 2 of differing ages and abilities poses challenges sometimes. It's frustrating to sit on the sidelines for things that would be fun for the older one and not the younger and vice versa.
c) Needing to purge. Trying to purge. Then not following through. In lots of areas...
d) Need to find my "me time" again. Not sure how to throw that in the mix.
e) Finding a new balance with the hubs home. He's great. I love him dearly, but I need to figure out what roles he is going to fill mostly and figure out my place again, too.

If you happen to find my ZEN, can you send it back to me. LOL? I feel like I'm tightrope walking and there's a net, but I don't like heights and I hate the idea of falling and having to have someone else catch me.

Blue Bell Creameries

 


On the way home from Houston, we stopped in Brenham, TX and took a short tour of the Blue Bell Creameries where they make the yummy icecream that we can find at our local supermarket. The kids all got a paper hat and Ian thought that was pretty fun. We were then showed a short movie about the history of the Blue Bell company and then went to see where they make and package the icecream. We were able to see 3 different rooms with several different lines running. It was pretty fascinating. Blue Bell only operates Monday through Friday 5am to 4pm so they aren't open for tours on the weekends, but if you are ever in the area it's certainly worth a stop if it's a weekday. The price was super reasonable (5 dollars for adults, 3 dollars for kids/students, and under 6 was FREE.) And the best part was that you got a scoop of icecream of any flavor they had in the case included in the price! YUM!!

Astros Vs Rays Part 2

 

So Sunday afternoon we headed back to Minute Maid Park and actually got there early so that Ian could get his baseball autographed (hopefully!) He and Bill stood down by the 3rd baseline and got some of the pitchers to sign his ball. He was pretty excited. Aaron went down with the same ball and wasn't quite as successful, but he sure looked cute in his little baseball jersey.

The Rays won the game 10 - 6. Aaron made it to the bottom of the 7th inning before having a near meltdown so we left and Ian stayed with Bill to finish watching the game.