In a few days, the four of us are flying to Cleveland to spend a week at Terry's sister Missy's house for the July 4th holiday/Big family reunion. All of Terry's 7 siblings live in Ohio, so we are the only ones coming in from another state. His sister and her family live in Chagrin Falls, a beautiful, small town outside Cleveland. I just hopped onto weather.com and sweet Jesus it will be like no where near 100 degrees during the day. Goodness gracious! What shall we do with ourselves? Actually go outside? You mean we won't be prisoners in our own home peering out from the blinds day dreaming what it would be like to not have the first layer of skin melt off the moment we step outside? Our children will be so confused, playing and not having their mother douse them with piercing streams of water from a spray bottle to maintain an adequate temperature and hydration within their tiny bodies! Thrilling!
Missy is married to Andy... Nick, Tim and Dominic are their 3 teenage boys. Uh, can you imagine the level of testosterone and amount of raging hormones in that house? How does one woman handle all of that? Oh, two male dogs too. Eeek.
We received a fun little flier in the mail a bit ago from Missy, one she sent to all of her siblings regarding the big reunion. Terry is younger than Missy, and the youngest of 8 children. Needless to say, there will be quite a crowd in her house. Luckily they have a very spacious home on several acres and no one will get in anyone else's way. Terry's mother, Rosemary, has 13 grandchildren, and I know she is very pleased all of them will be attending! Ava hasn't seen her cousins in a couple of years, and Grace has never met any of them! The last time we visited was December 2006 - Ava was 14 months old, and I was 6 months pregnant with Grace. One of Ava's cousins, Ella, is exactly Ava's age and I can't wait for them to play together again!
Alas, I am reminded of Jon & Kate + 8 and tell myself we are flying with only 2 children and this flight should be a breeze. But then I remember Grace is one of those two children. We believe Grace might have been given the wrong name. She isn't very 'graceful' if you get my drift. I dearly love my child ~ don't get me wrong ~ but she just might be one of the devil's little helpers. She can be wild, a bully, ornery and stubborn. BUT adorable. If she wasn't adorable, we might have a problem. Here you see the predicament we could find ourselves in on our non-stop flight that lasts 2 1/2 hours. I could shoot her in the neck with a tranquilizer dart, but along with the 3 to 5 hours of unconsciousness - would come a hefty prison term. I think I will just let her be... and if she's a terror than I pity the poor soul who has the seat in front of, or in back of us. Or 4 rows within the vicinity of us. The flight is during nap time so I think she will pass out after she gets over the initial excitement of this plane is neat and oh lookie! the table folds down, and watch me open and shut and open and shut and open and shut the window blind...and why again mommy won't you let me walk around? Oh dear, please sleep child. Please sleep.
You're lucky you're adorable you little toot.
6 comments:
omg She is SO adorable! Have so much fun! Wish we could hook up. Not HOOK up. You know what I mean.
P.S. You should just wear a tee shirt that says Sorry on the front and Truly on the back for the flight.
She is adorable, that's for sure. Have fun on your trip, and good luck. Just drug her if you have to! ;)
ps - I think she looks like Ava in this picture!!
Jenni - hop onto Interstate 71 and come up! Shoot Huddy in the arm with a dart and she'll sleep the whole 4 hours! EEEasy trip!
Have a great trip!!
Think positive and stay relaxed and she will be just fine....
Words of wisdom from a lady with 0 kids! I have been watch a lot of the Dog Whisper though.
Um....Try flying from Singapore to New York, a 19 hour flight not including layovers. I would kill for a 21/2 hour flight. If Grace is acting up, just think of poor Katie that has to deal with a two year old going through the terrible two's on a 19 hour flight.
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