The week started off pretty slowly.
Nothing exciting on Monday. Tuesday was Lyn's piano lesson. Wednesday we went to Pirate's Cove (still haven't explored those other water parks!). We got there a little late, so Margie called Dan to meet us at a nearby restaurant for dinner. Margie complained (nicely) about her veggie burger and got a $10 gift certificate. Woo hoo! (We're pretty excited because although the burger was tough, the rest of the food was delicious.)
On Thursday we headed up to BWI airport to pick up a special guest--Grandma! Margie's mom had wanted to surprise the kids, and she succeeded! (Margie had a hard time keeping it from the kids, though, and made Carolyn promise that she wouldn't make her do it again.)
On Friday, the kids enjoyed a Pioneer Day activity at a nearby park. In the evening, Margie headed to the last weekend of Oliver. After the show, she went with a few fellow cast members to Silver Diner to wrap some gifts for the crew.
On Saturday, the whole family (including Grandma) was hard at work getting the backyard ready for Lyn's beach birthday party. We cleared out a ton of brush and Dan made two trips to the dump, John earned $10 by collecting pine cones for five cents a piece, and Lyn earned $6 by picking up large rocks of various sizes. The yard looks really nice, and we are grateful to Lyn for providing a reason to get it all cleaned up.
In the afternoon, the family again pulled together to help Margie assemble her own personal cast and crew gifts. As the undertaker's wife, it seemed natural to pick something a little macabre, so she started with some little coffins:
She then added a tombstone card that read, "I hope you're dying..." (on the outside) "...to work together again!" (on the inside). Much thanks to Dan--the "punny" one in the family--for his help with the script!
They turned out really cute and the cast and crew loved them.
After Margie left for her last performance, our friend Jennifer Lyman stopped by to pick up Carolyn to take her to see the show. They both loved it.
Jennifer then took Carolyn home while Margie headed over to the cast party.
On Sunday, we all slept in and then Margie headed back to the theatre for strike. After a few hours, it was all over. It had been a long weekend of hard work, and Margie was pooped! She went straight to bed.
This upcoming week looks to be pretty exciting. Since John never had a birthday party in January, we're celebrating his seven and a HALF birthday at Chuck E. Cheese's tomorrow with a few friends. Then Lyn's birthday party will be on Thursday, followed by her REAL birthday on Friday.
Whew! After this we'll all need a vacation!
P.S. John wants you to know that he got one more star and now only needs one more to get 100! He got it from a 100 coin star in a course called "Snowman's Land."
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