Good Times in the Graham Home

We are so much closer now and anticipation is mounting! Wouldn't you know that the last week of my pregnancy is one of the hottest first weeks of June on record? I know my Southern friends and family will no doubt scoff at the idea that 80 degrees is "hot", but with no AC and this portable furnace I have living inside of me, trust me, it's warm. The girls have enjoyed lots of grandparent time this week. They've had time to read with Nana and have been able to spend time in Nonie's hotel room, a magical place of advanced cable and better snacks than mom has to offer! I am very grateful for their willingness to travel across the country to spend time with our family and I know that the girls are making great memories with them.

Thanks to the grandparents, Lon and I were able to have what many outside of parenthood know as a "date" last night. And guess what, this "date" didn't involve Walmart or any other errand running as many previous childless evenings out have. We went to see Star Trek (amazing on 2 levels: 1>Lon convinced me to see it and 2>This was our second movie in 6 days time; a feat which will not be completed again until the year 2030.) and went to have a nice dinner out. Our favorite restaurant is The Keg so we'd anticipated the greatness all day long. I LOVE their mushrooms and had nearly drooled throughout the movie thinking about how awesome they were going to be. Alas, when we pulled into the parking lot , we discovered that The Keg is no more! There was just a sign hanging on the door that said, "Thanks for the memories!" Oh well, my dreams of great mushrooms were dashed, but we still managed to find another good restaurant down on the water and had a view of mountains and boats and enjoyed our time together. The grandparents took the girls to our local eatery "Big Al's" or "Big Owl's" as Sarah Grace calls it.

As it has been so very hot this week, we've kept our windows open almost constantly. Our windows in the living room are without screens and therefore we are not able to open them too far as we fear Abby will use them to escape. As one of them is a little higher than would be safe for her to climb out of, we only open it a small amount and then lock it into place. While this does prevent for the escaping of Abs yet still allows for some slight breeze to come in, it does not prevent the entrance of birds into our home as we discovered yesterday morning. I was coming downstairs to suggest that Lainey read some of her writing from school to Nana only to have Lainey meet me at the stairs with the broom saying, "We have a bird in the house!" Sure enough, I looked up high on our window ledge and there was a baby bird perched as though he was surveying the scenery trying to figure out what he would poop on first! Nana attempted to lure him out with the broom while I tried to open up the windows and doors a little wider. He did manage to fly across the room a couple of times before he flew into the window and fell to the floor stunned. Nana, our caped crusader, came to the rescue and picked him up and put him back outside on the window sill. He seemed a little shocked by what had happened,but later flew off to tell his feathered friends about his adventure. I can hear him now, "Do NOT go in there! Sure they've got high ceilings, but this crazy lady will beat you down with the red broom of death!" It makes for a good story and Sarah Grace enjoyed telling Faz about how the bird "flewed" around the house, but then Nana holded him with her hand and put him outside.

We are gearing up tomorrow for Lainey's dance recital. She is very excited and has been anticipating it for sometime. She gets to dress up like a fairy and should be absolutely precious. We'll post pictures as soon as we can!