Daddy Daughter Weekend

Miriam flew out with Luke on Friday night to see her sister in Columbus, Ohio and won't be back until Tuesday night. She flew Skybus and got a ridiculously good deal ... like $40 round trip ... seriously. There are limitations to the airline but if you fly in or out of Columbus, Ohio check it out at www.skybus.com.

So what does a daddy and his daughter do when mommy leaves for the weekend. We dropped Miriam off at the airport at 9:30 pm on Friday and got home and Abby in bed around 10:15 pm.

Saturday, Abby woke up at around 7:30 am. We goofed around and wrestled on the bed for a while. We ate some breakfast ... cereal for both of us and of course Abby's daily dose of "dip my graham cracker in my milk." We went to the gas station, Walmart (diapers, ammo, and hair ties), and then off to the YMCA. Abby played in soft play area while I swam and worked out. We got out of there about 11:20 am and headed over Aunt Stacy and Uncle Pete's house. My dad was there ... nice surprise. Aunt Stacy watched Abby inside while the boys went out and shot .22's, shotguns, and my cousin BJ let me shoot is new glock (sweet handgun).

We left around 1:50 pm or so and I had Abby in bed by 2:30 pm. She slept until 5:30 pm while I picked up the house and did some things on the computer. Abby woke up, we ate some dinner and played around the house. Then around 7:30 pm we went to McDonalds to get some ice cream. Abby loved it and we had a great time. We also so some friends, Mike and Penny Lotz, and chatted with them for a while.

On the way home at 8:30 pm, we stopped by some friends that live 2 blocks away to tell their just-turned-4 daughter happy birthday. We didn't end up leaving until 9:30 pm ... their just those kind of folks ... always welcoming and always a pleasure to hang out with. Because of the time we skipped Abby's bath and went straight to bed. I did some more work around the house and went to bed about 11:30 pm.

It is now 7:45 am on Sunday morning. Abby was up at 6 am ... apparently daylight savings doesn't mean anything to her. We played, ate and are now getting ready to take a bath and go the 9 am church service.

We are missing mommy and Luke, but having a good time with just the two of us.