We got home on Friday and it's been a pretty good weekend. Jen came up and met me right as evening colors was sounded. Everyone stopped and rendered honors to the flag as it was lowered from its half-mast position and then we all went back to our happy reunions. She'd made arrangements to have our babysitter drop the kids off at home with a friend and when we got home, she went in the door first. The kids came to say "hi" to her and stopped short when they saw me in the doorway. Trey was great. He shouted, "Daddy!" and grabbed my neck. Leah stopped short and looked at Jen. I heard my wife ask, "Who is that?" and she pointed at me and said very matter-of-factly that it was, "Da-ee" and then gave me a big hug. It was great.
The reception this morning at church was equally enthusiastic. All in all, it's been a great weekend. I learned that my parents and sister will be coming out to see us in a couple of weeks and they'll be able to stay for about a week. That's good. The new car is good. It has a very good turning radius and it's got TONS of room.
The only thing that would've made my weekend tip-top would've been if the Eagles had been able to beat the Saints yesterday. As I type, the Chargers are taking care of the Patriots, but the game is far from over. The Bolts just downed a punt on the 2 yard line, so if the Patriots are going to take the lead, they're going to have to move a long way down the field to score. Anyway, I need to concentrate on this game. ;-)
Hope your new year is off to a good start. I'm doing pretty well. I've got some resolutions to work on. How about you? Did you make any resolutions? Have you resolved to not make any resolutions? I need to go around and read some blogs, but that'll have to wait until this game is over. Have a great 2007 and I look forward to getting back to "normal."
