My sister came up yesterday with her crew and between the two of us, we had 13 kids. Their ages are as follows: 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2 and 1. They all ran and played and swam all day and at 8 PM, I lined them all up, scrubbed the faces and crusty feet and Melissa put them to bed. Teamwork.
I stayed up until about 1:30 working on updates on our website, adding shows and writing in my journal. Melissa's kids were sick off and on during the night and most of my kids started coming down with sore throats, runny noses and coughs too by the morning. Lea had been sick since Friday and slept most of the last few days. She did, however muster up the strength to have a camp fire with four other teenie-boppers laughing and talking until 1 AM. Hmmm...
We picked blueberries at Pepper's in Franklinville for about 2 hours yesterday morning. The kids and I picked about 10 quarts at .75 cents per lb. I want to go again because Chris will be here to help. Pickin' is a little slim, but it's still OK. We saw an Amish family there and they unhooked their horse from the carriage and were walking through the patch. Someday, I want to spend some time with the Amish and learn from them.
Melissa made lunch and I cleaned up while the kids swam and played on the playground. Chris came today around 5 PM because that was the earliest that he could get up here. I was so glad to see him! I needed a b.r.e.a.k. After he got here, I made him dinner and then he took the three little ones and Michael to the bait shop back in Arcade, about 15 minutes away.
I spent most of the day counting heads, doctoring up cuts and cleaning the kitchen, because just about the time the kitchen was cleaned, they all were hungry again.
I never did get to pick blueberries again.
Later in the night, I sat with the neighbor, Amy, by the fire and we talked about traveling. Apparently, she travels all over the place and clued me in on how to go about staying on different resorts with time shares. In February, we are planning a long trip to Florida to tour the state singing and playing. The great thing about having a band is that you get paid to go on vacation. Yes, it's work, but if you love what you do, it's fun.
I was thinking of a new song for the band to learn and this one comes to mind. I'll never forget listening to the oldies and thinking this song was just the coolest thing on a Saturday night in the mid 80's. Whatcha think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrGaoSB0Eus
Nighty Night~
Stacey
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