Two days ago I coined a new phrase:  'energy expensive', when I was describing my activities and saying that it took a lot of my energy to do the work. Well, today was also 'energy expensive'.  I did have a chance to recuperate from this morning, but right now I am in need of recuperation from our family home evening.  We just said good bye to the last of the group (Cicily and Sharon) and I am in need of sleep to replace, restore and otherwise regenerate some energy.  Even sleeping in a bit doesn't seem to do the job.  I imagine sleeping until noon or something like that, but in my real world that will not happen.  I learned that we do have a breakfast date with Robert & family sometime around 8 so there goes my wild sleep in time anyway.

Today was quite fulfilling as well as tiring.  It was great to watch the kids and grand kids.  They really do get along well.  And they genuine do like each other.  I like them too even though I did have to actually spank a few of them today.  (One, I wasn't brutal, and two the parents approve of my actions because they know what a big teddy bear I am.)


There is much I'd like to write about Shelli's family experience last night, and about the apparent positive response.  But I'm sure that that will come over the next few days.  Suffice it to say that so far they haven't let their popularity go to their heads. (Much!)