Home Again, Home Again...

Well our 22 day vacation is finally over and now it's back to reality, and LOTS of laundry and yard work! Sadly, my tomatoes ripened while we were gone and I have a mess of rotten tomatoes to clean up (that is, if I can trek through the 3 ft lawn to get to them...maybe I'll use a tennis racket to clear a path!)
The flights home weren't nearly as traumatic as last year's 18 hour journey...we did have some lost luggage (no surprises there) and flight delays. Luckily, right when we were both on our last strand of patience with our kids, we ran into a friend who was taking the same flight home...it was like manna from heaven! We certainly could not have survived sitting on the runway for an hour while the plane was being fixed were it not for the extra lap for our kids to sit on! Here she is, sporting the pilot gear with style...



We had a great trip...you'll have a chance to hear about in the several posts to come. AND if you're one of those people who are totally sick of reading about everyone's summer vacations to exotic places filled with pictures of their kids sunbathing on beds made of hundred dollar bills...then look no further, because there is none of that going on around here! Aside from the marathon length, our vacation was pretty typical...full of laughter, sleepless nights, more laughter, and all the emotional scarring required to be a memorable family vacation!

I'll leave you with a promise of pictures to come (as soon as I unpack the camera), and a riddle:

What happens when you mix Elvis, a Mexican Restaurant, and a Retirement Party?