About a week ago, I found out that my stepfather, Keith, was planning to come for a visit this weekend. A few days later, Josh, Rachael, and my baby niece Duende asked if they could come too. By the time they mentioned that their friend Vanessa was visiting a friend nearby, I honestly said, “Bring her along…one more won’t have any effect on the chaos.”
Visitors are welcome here, as long as they’re willing to go with the flow and help themselves. Those are basically the only rules. Oh, and they’re not allowed to judge me. I will cook for them (or order take-out), find a bed, couch, or air mattress for them to sleep on, and I’ll even scrape the top layer of grime off of everything and hide the worst of the mess, but they have to be able to handle being part of the family for the duration of their stay.
Our weekend plans included two soccer games and a chili cook-off, so we dragged some of the visitors along too. The soccer games were very chilly, but both were wins. Aliya’s team has actually moved to first place in their division. There’s one more game for each team next weekend and then it’s on to ice skating season.
The chili cook-off at the Linders’ house was a lot of fun, and Luscious Lana took the Chili Cup for 1st place. The multi-generational soccer game turned into a dance party after dark, and the s’mores were a big hit. Everyone was tired out and even I went to bed early. I turned the clock back before I went to bed, so I was in bed shortly after 9 and slept until around 7 a.m.! Today it was yoga class, a few hours of hanging out with the extended family, soccer practice for Aliya, and some work. I’m hoping to make it another early night.
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We had such a lovely time – thank you for taking such good care of us – including Vanessa!! The baby slept all the way home in the car then went to bed at 7:30pm and got up at 7:30am!! i think it was an exciting weekend for all!! we can’t wait to do it again in a month and see you guys in a few weeks!