Day 2 July 19, 2009

This was an early day for us! Joel was up at 5 am, which means I was up at 4:30, and out the door by 5:30 on his way to the airport with Michael for their 2 week California vacation. They seemed to be very prepared and excited. We talked to you a few times today and you sounded very upbeat and excited, but a little travel weary, especially as you were headed to the airport in LA for the trip to Honolulu. I think the excitement picked up again as you called on the way to the beach in Hawaii, cuz you hinted at how beautiful it was and I was just a little jealous.

We spent the day working on planting and admiring our new front garden. The deer had so decimated the hostas that we just decided to rework that area and it looks fantastic. Dad did most of the work tho and is a little sore--the ground is sooo hard. After dinner with the Pannells (hamburgers on the grill and fresh veggies) we headed home and went to bed early-tired, but happy that our children were safe and enjoying new adventures in far away places. Life is good! Love, Mom