Baton Rouge
We made a very quick trip to Baton Rouge just to hug the necks of the family we hadn’t seen lately before school starts. Summer seems so long but we went to the beach, Lillian worked 3 weeks, the next day we had cousin camp, and then there were only 5 days in between that and leaving for Colorado. So, even though I talk to Nana every morning, this was the first time I’d seen her in person since May and even that was only a one night trip too. One day I’m going to find time to go for several days so it’s not so rushed, but I guess this is the season of life we are in. 
It was worth it to get to hug her, lizard and Jimmy (of course everyone was too but we’d seen them 😉) and also to visit Theresa who had knee surgery last week. Daniel even came and I hear that’s becoming a more regular occurrence. He’s got a real, grownup job doing marketing for a boat company. So crazy that he’s not a kid!
The other reason for the visit to be on a weekday was that Pops had been wanting the girls to help at the food pantry. Anna goes with him 3 times a week and she got in there and was as helpful as any adult volunteer. She made (literally) hundreds of pancakes because they also feed the clients a hot breakfast.
The cousins got to eat some of it too. We got there at 6:45 and worked until about 10:15 and then picked up Gypsy at Jen’s and headed out. We had to get back for gymnastics tonight so definitely quick trip, which always makes it an exhausting one. Katie fell asleep 30 minutes after leaving and woke up in Shreveport! But any visit is better than nothing!
It was worth it to get to hug her, lizard and Jimmy (of course everyone was too but we’d seen them 😉) and also to visit Theresa who had knee surgery last week. Daniel even came and I hear that’s becoming a more regular occurrence. He’s got a real, grownup job doing marketing for a boat company. So crazy that he’s not a kid!
The other reason for the visit to be on a weekday was that Pops had been wanting the girls to help at the food pantry. Anna goes with him 3 times a week and she got in there and was as helpful as any adult volunteer. She made (literally) hundreds of pancakes because they also feed the clients a hot breakfast.
The cousins got to eat some of it too. We got there at 6:45 and worked until about 10:15 and then picked up Gypsy at Jen’s and headed out. We had to get back for gymnastics tonight so definitely quick trip, which always makes it an exhausting one. Katie fell asleep 30 minutes after leaving and woke up in Shreveport! But any visit is better than nothing!
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