To Texas and Back Again

It's been whirlwindy at the Hoytstead.

Gusty weather aside, Loren drove Carolyn and Ethan down to Texas, last Wednesday. They arrived home Sunday night, though the weather turned bad at the end, with snow and wind. And Loren taking off the snow tires for the trip south complicated matters. But they did get home safely, albeit looking rather haggard.

Carolyn participated in the Heritage Scholarship Competition at LeTourneau University. There was an essay, a group project and then an interview.

Carolyn and Ethan also sat in on several classes and got the lowdown on the campus layout, and most importantly...

THE CAFETERIA.

The reactions to the last were as follows: "You can go back for seconds!" and, "I don't think I'll be tempted to overeat..."

I'll let you decide who said what.

I was home alone with Nolan and Trevor from Wednesday through most of Friday. To say they had a little extra computer game time, and watched extra videos, would be an understatement. However, in my defense, I needed time to be on the treadmill (three times daily) and take a wee nap each day. And I needed to know that they--and one in particular of the "they"--would stay out of trouble.

In addition, I thought it might be an opportune time to clean out under the bed. I knew there were a lot of shoes and dust. I wasn't expecting the unopened copy of Reader's Digest from December 2006, but hey...we must take the little surprises along with the work.

Speaking of which, it turned into more than a "shoes and dust" job.

I ended up chasing cobwebs (which brought down flaking paint), moving the bed away from the wall, wiping down baseboards.....I think you get the picture. The ol' "I might as well do this...as long as I'm at it, let's clean this...." etc. etc. etc.

Kendra arrived on Friday night to give me a taste of adult company :-)

Then Sunday morning's freezing rain cancelled church, allowing me even more time to clean. Ha, ha.

I won't tell you how many bags of trash I took out of there. One alone was filled with decrepit shoes.

Well, enough trash talk.

This week will be my turn. Thursday, Carolyn and I (and guest traveler Kendra!) will head east to Indiana. Time for the Presidential Scholarship Competition at Grace College.

It will have to be a short trip. One day for travel. One and a half to visit. One afternoon and evening to come back home. That way I won't have to be away on Sunday.

Now, I promised myself that I would get something posted tonight....

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