Irlen's Glasses!

Philomena's new glasses arrived.  It was a change for her to get used to but the tinted lenses are a big help to her!

 

Paint Yourself Silly

Saturday, we all slept in at home in our own beds.  Then our family spring break activity was Paint Yourself Silly and Qdoba.  I sat and chatted with the girls while they painted.  It was good to spend time with them after going 4 days without seeing them.  They used to spend 7 days at their dad's but now I'm used to seeing them daily!  We decided we like Qdoba better than Chipotle.

 

Washington, DC

I went to visit Jeff over Spring Break.  President Trump has fences up all around the White House so you can't get close.  The Washington Memorial, Reflection Pond, and Lincoln Memorial were great.  It was quite the surprise to run into Pastor Kaj while at the Lincoln Memorial!  The Einstein statue was huge!  I also was glad to see the Vietnam, Korean, and WWII memorials.  I couldn't see myself living there.  There are so many people and so many cars!  Way too crowded for me!

While I visited Jeff, the girls stayed with Grandma Frye.  Maggie baked cookies with Grandma.  When I arrived home, there was a baggie of cookies for me on my desk.  Then Maggie came into my room saying that she couldn't sleep and that she needed to eat one of them!  My flight home was delayed.  

My First Text:  So there’s a fire somewhere in the airport that has stalled all airplanes. No outgoing flights at this time. We’re sitting on the plane with the hope that it will be taken care of shortly 🤷🏻‍♀️

My Second Text:  The pilot said he doesn’t really know anything so we can ask questions but he probably doesn’t have an answer since they just told him to sit tight. 😆

Philomena's Text:  Happy Friday the 13th mom

My Text:  They de-boarded us at 6:40 pm. They told us We have at least a 3 hr delay. There's an evacuation of a building due to a chemical smell.  It’s now spread from DC to NYC and other surrounding airports.  The location of the chemical smell effects the airports from DC to NYC to Philadelphia etc. they control the air between airports to avoid crashes. 

6:31 pm:  We just reboarded. 

10:09 pm:  Finally landed in Omaha 3 hrs late. At least I'm home! Well almost home!  I’m using the bathroom and then driving home. 

I came home to a very clean house.  The girls didn't want to wait for me at Grandma's so they came home.  Philomena cleaned the house while waiting for me!  Maggie said she was glad that I was finally home.  She didn't text me much over the 4 days I was gone but she definitely missed me.  Philomena texted and called regularly.  I got homesick for them by the 3rd day.  Next time, I definitely need to call them more so I can enjoy my trip without missing them.  I don't think I could move there but I'll be visiting Jeff again.

 

Happy Birthday, Grandma Olson!

We went out to eat at Village Inn for Grandma's birthday and then visited back at her house for a bit.

 

5 Years Cancer Free!

This March is 5 years since my double mastectomy.  I celebrated 5 years cancer free by getting a tattoo.  I was asked if I wanted the tattoo to cover my scar and I said scars tell stories so I only wanted the sword to cut through it.  It is on my right breast where the cancer was found so very few people will ever see it first hand.  It is there to remind me what I've come through and about what God brought from a bad situation.  "It's about what you believe" is a quote from the 2017 Wonder Woman and rang true for my life.

 

Cover food in the microwave

I may have chewed the kids out shortly before this sign appeared on the microwave:  Put the Cover on food!  Maggie said she wasn't going to forget now that she had a reminder!  I had cleaned the microwave and 30 minutes later both girls put nachos in the microwave that splattered all over.

 

Philomena's Choir

Philomena's choir concert was cancelled on Thursday due to the blizzard.  Maggie and I were able to watch her perform at district music contest on Saturday instead.  They sounded beautiful and received a rating of 1!