STAYcation is over :(

and farewell Todd, Caro, and Victoria.

Our STAYcation ends today. The good news is that we did not have a long drive home and there is NO laundry to do at the end of this vacation. That has made for a nice thing.

Todd, Caro, and Victoria left for Oregon this afternoon. Nonni went with them and will be with them for the next 2 weeks. Todd, Caro, and Victoria will probably not be back to GA until next May. That is a LONG time. We are invited there for Christmas and we would LOVE to go, BUT we don’t really have the money and I am not sure I want to take Jenna away from here at Christmas. I know that Justin would probably allow her to go, but I have to be honest with myself and note that in future years if he wanted to take her away at Christmas, I am not sure I am willing to agree. I know that’s selfish of me, but I am trying to be fair and not ask for anything that I am not willing to do myself.

it looks like we have a slow, low key week planned for this coming week. Jeff goes back to work and the girls and I will resume some sense of normalcy. I think at the end of the week I will take Jenna and Walker to the planetarium. That’s what we gave Walker for his birthday. I also have to start planning a trip for Jenna’s school clothes. She goes to uniforms this year and we have barely any clothing that will work. We do a LOT of laundry at our house, so we won’t have to buy much, but a shopping trip is most definitely needed.

This is the FIRST full week (not including our honeymoon) that Jeff has taken off since we met. He has always volunteered to be part of the skeleton crew that works on weeks off. He seems to have enjoyed himself. We enjoyed having him home, but are thankful that he has a job to return to tomorrow.

So, all in all I recommend a STAYcation. I particularly recommend them in you have family in town and a pool. Those  two factors helped a LOT!