Back To Reality

Well, we have descended through the "Cheddar Curtain"....back to life as normal! Jamie's foot is much better..thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers!
My surprise weekend ended up being in Madison! Jim was able to get a $150 dollar room at the Sheraton for $70 through Price Line..bonus..the less he spent on the room the more he spent on me!!! (heeeheehee) The picture above is of the Capitol Building at night....the view from the lake was absolutely astonishing, but I couldn't get a good snap while driving down the John Nolan!

We ended up not getting there until pretty late, with all of the bug bite commotion. Still hadn't eaten so we decided to head down to the square. Found The Great Dane and LOVED it! I had a Dane burger (hamburger with artichoke dip....YUMALICIOUS!!!!) and Jim stayed safe with a bacon burger. Went straight back to the hotel because I was informed that we were getting up early (and I mean early) to go to Dane Counties' Farmer's Market! (yes ladies, Jim really has been listening to some of the things I mention that I'd like to do!!!!) After parking we walked past a little coffe shop called Bradbury..window said espresso..coffee...crepes......sounds like we should get breakfast! That is a Door County Cherry crepe and a latte with.....hold your breath.....latte art...HEAVEN!!! Wanted a repeat this morning, but they were closed....do you hear a road trip comming on?!?

After the farmer's market we went to The Terrace and had lunch while watching the boats and wind surfers! I wanted to get a picture of us with our feet in the lake, but Jim wasn't into that...good thing because later we found out that the beaches had been closed due to a sewage leak caused by a car accident!!!!

This weekend was really amazing...I had so much fun just walking around, eating at really cool places, trying new beers (Jim's new favorite is The Dane's Crop Circle Wheat and mine is a Belgian named after some saint that I can't remember!)! Jim went totally out of his comfort zone, tried things and guess what...I think..no...I know he had fun!!! So, we're relaxed and refreshed...back to the chaios!

Thanks Kathy for all of the awesome recommendations...brunch was wonderful at The Old Fashioned!

Thank you so much Jim for the wonderful Birthday getaway!

Opposition Vs. Weekend Getaway

This weekend Jim is supposed to be taking me away for a little surprise R 'n R. He's done all of the reservations and planning by himself...a first! But of course this week has been TERRIBLE!!!!

It never fails that when God wants to bless us, "someone" else has other ideas! It started out on Monday: got a phone call from Jim "I think I need to go to the ER"....great. He was doing a kitchen remodel when a wire embedded in plaster fell on him and cut his wrist. Ended up that he could just use some of that liquid bandage stuff and it was fine (whew...on to the next). Monday night: on the way home from my parents' Jim ran over a huge nail and blew out his tire...lovely. Tuesday: found out that a family friend had suddenly passed away (please pray for them, they have a daughter a little older then Jamie...couldn't even imagine what they are going through.). Thursday: my vehicle's check engine light started flashing....perfect (luckily a friend was able to figure it out for FREE!)

Thursday night, after going to the visitation of our friend and getting the car fixed, my mom said that Jamie had a bad bug bite on his ankle and ear. His poor ear lobe is soooo swollen that it won't lay down flat! His ankle was the worst. We gave him Benadryl when we got home and I drew a line around the red area. By 4 am it was about 2 inches bigger then the line. After 4 doses of Benadryl it is still not getting better....wonderful!!! Make a trip to the immediate care: staph infection....even better!

Please pray that things will go well for him while he's at my in laws. He is on a huge antibiotic (hasn't had one since he was less then a year old!~~~expecting stomach problems!). The dr. said it would probably get worse before it got better, but to keep an eye on it and to call if it got a lot redder or he started to run a fever.

We are going to try to have fun, but I'm sure I'll be making a lot of phone calls back home to make sure things are good.

Shoot Out At The Munchkin Watering Hole

Water fights are a common occurrence during summer in Munchkin Land....Grandpa is usually the instigator!

Ready, Aim, Fire!

And he's hit.....down for the count!
Inflatables are fair game for protection (notice the sneaky hat floating in the blue inner tube or the beach ball with a mohawk!)
Stay cool and enjoy the day!