Really...where does the time go?

I'm going to start off with asking for forgiveness. I don't have pictures to put up with this post. Therefore, I don't blame you if you navigate away right now...

Alright, for those that stayed with me! Our weekend was full of events. Friday morning, Doug arrived home from Memphis. His flight was about 20 minutes delayed because the pilot told them, "the lavatory is a little full, and I'm afraid it might spill on take off." Doug was not bothered one bit to have a delay for that reason! After Dallas and I picked him up, we did a quick Wal-Mart run and then came home. Doug ended up going into work for the afternoon, Dallas napped, and I started laundry.

Saturday morning, Doug took Dallas to a toy show in Montezuma (about 45 minutes southeast of here). I had a chiropractor appointment, so I couldn't go with. Doug said that Dallas did great, and some of the vendors were trying to convince Doug that Dallas needed some toys. Somehow, Doug didn't give in!

After we all got home, we went into town for the Benefit Dinner and Auction for our neighbors. It all started at 11 a.m., but it was 12:15 before we got there. It was AMAZING how many people were there! We could hardly walk into the church. We "quickly" walked through the (almost 200) silent auction items and made our way to the soup line. It's wonderful when a church puts on a meal...those little ladies are the best cooks. When we finished eating, it was time for the live auction to begin. We finally found two seats, and watch over 100 items sell. It was incredible to see the things people in the community donated for such a wonderful cause. Unfortunately, we didn't come home with anything. We tried bidding on a couple things, but were quickly out bidded! Which is a good thing.

Sunday morning started with church, where Dallas was a little cranky. He kept throwing his toys and crying, no matter what we did. I finally took him downstairs, nursed him, and changed his diaper. He was a completely different boy then. We were able to make it back to Mass in time for communion. I'm sure this is just the start of having an antsy boy in church.

After church, we all took a nap before heading to some friends' house to watch the Super Bowl. This was the 4th time we have gone to Brad and Tamara's for the Super Bowl. (It is hard to believe we have lived out here that long!) They were our bowling partners our first winter out here, and they are HUGE Steeler fans...so it was a very intense evening at their house. I don't know about you all...but I was somewhat disappointed with the commercials last night. There were a few good ones, but a lot could have been better.

When we got home last night, I thought to myself as I walked through the door..."It's a little chilly in here," but I went about my business of changing Dallas into his PJ's and took him upstairs for bed. When I opened the door to his room, and the cool air hit me, I knew something was wrong. (Dallas' bedroom is always warm) I yelled at Doug to check the thermostat, and the temp was down to 60, but it was set at 68. Not good. There was a fuse blown on furnace so we decided to ride out the night and Doug could get a new fuse in the morning. Luckily, we have a small space heater that we put in Dallas' room, and I put another blanket on our bed. When we woke up this morning, it was a little below 50 in the house...that will wake a person up! Doug got out our portable heater and set it up in the front room, so the downstairs would be somewhat warm when Dallas woke up. That little thing did great! By the time Dallas woke up, it was the regular 68 degrees in the living room. Doug took an early lunch, changed the fuse, blew the fuse, and called in a professional! The repair man came right after lunch...the diagnosis: we need a new "door/panel switch" and new burners. Not as big of a problem as I had imagined. Thank goodness!

So, that wraps up our weekend. I hope you all had a nice, relaxing weekend.

Until next time...