Sunshine on My Shoulders

Greetings from sunny Florida! I get antsy when I don’t get to post regularly but this past week was exceptionally hectic. Sally’s mom, Geri, lives in a retirement community in FL and she has been begging Sally to fly down with Caleb. Sally doesn’t like plane rides and especially doesn’t like the idea of flying with a baby so she has always turned her mom down. However, driving is a different story and although we like snow we were tired of the cold and of shoveling and wanted a change of pace. Wednesday we packed up and headed south. Friday morning Sally called Geri and told her to be expecting a perishable package from FedEx. That way we figured she would be at home when we showed up. It was about 5 o’clock by the time we rang the doorbell and she got the surprise of her life to find us on her doorstep. It’s been fun to hear her on the phone all weekend saying, “And there they were! I couldn’t believe it!” 

My favorite part of the trip so far was getting to see my high school English teacher, Ms. Perdew. I remembered that she spent her winters in a retirement community in Florida and when I discovered that it was where Geri lives I e-mailed her. We met up yesterday and had a lovely afternoon driving around and catching up. I told her about Moldova and we gave each other updates on former teachers and classmates. 

We’ve had a nice visit and are planning to head back tomorrow. Patrick is watching the house and the dogs but Sally really hates to be away for over a week. Saturday the sun was shining and it was about 80 degrees and it made me so happy. It’s the first time I’ve ever driven from the dead of winter to late spring in just a couple of days. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed the sun. Caleb really likes it as well and especially likes being able to hang out wearing only his diaper. 

Speaking of Caleb, he is a joy and I feel like I don’t talk about him often enough. The problem is I know that I sound just like anyone with a small child. I am constantly amazed by how quickly he learns and constantly amused by watching him learn. He wants to touch everything, potted plant or pie tin. If he can touch it he grabs it, if he grabs it he brings it so close to his face he is nearly cross eyed, stares at it with knit brows, and then tries to fit it into his mouth. He is learning to crawl and has mastered the art of moving forward in the past couple of days. He is also incredibly cute and outgoing which leads us to our,

Quote of the Day:

“As an unbiased objective observer I have to say he is the most splendid baby I have seen since 1973!”- A lady complementing Caleb 

I promise it won’t be so long before my next post!