addy is back home...

yesterday we picked up addy & she was actually very happy to see us! relief; she does love & miss us! after many hugs & then even more hugs, we heard some great stories about her days with g&g gerbick. addy fed the fish daily at aunt peg & uncle dan's, played with cliff & bri's two kittens & with sue's friend's kitten, walked to parks, went out to eat, & even helped host a father's day BBQ! (once we get some pictures from her time in avon lake, we will post them.)
this time, when leaving cracker barrel in the aztec (our car), which grandma drove to avon lake so grandpa could fix the a/c, she thought she was going home with g&g again & started to cry as we were getting ready to leave. wes & i thought she was again crying b/c she didn't want to go home with mama & daddy. LOW & BEHOLD, when wes & i got in the car & said 'ready to go home?' she stopped crying & started clapping & laughing! it was lovely to see that she missed us.

while addy was gone, we painted the flowers on her bedroom wall & will soon have the 'family tree' up. once that is done, we will post pictures of her new 'garden theme' bedroom, in completion (it helps motivate us to finish it). a big thanks to christine & phillip for their help with the flowers & tree drawings...christine also helped paint the flowers; she gave it the 'ar-teeeeste' flair.

it was very luxurious having those 4 days to ourselves, but i don't think we can do it all that often; we just missed her too much! what schmucks we are. but now we know what we will do in 20 years when addy & j2 are out of the house (cross your fingers...): pull weeds, put down mulch, plant flowers, clean the house only after it is filthy dirty (apparently addy being around encourages us to clean), go out to eat, leave the house in 15 minutes, & even sleep in!