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Dave's been hassling me about posting an entry but I haven't really been ready to. We've been getting back into the swing of things here on the home-front since coming back from Florida, the most pressing thing being prepping for Henry's birthday party, which mostly entails regaining control over our backyard which was taken over by pumpkin vines and cherry tomato plants while we were away. Naturally it's been raining a lot since we've come home, so we haven't been able to get as much done back there as we've wanted. It's been a blessing in disguise because I've been able to focus a lot of my energy on reading, knitting, and catching up on sleep. Henry's been laying low, too. Although he has made it very clear he would like to move to Orlando, he's a homebody like I am, so while he enjoys the spurts of craziness, he really likes the apres-crazy downtime as well.

My parents rolled into town early Friday afternoon. We kicked around the 'burg, then H², my Dad, and I went to the pool while Dave and my mom wrangled some food. The next morning they set off again, heading for Western MA to visit with my Grandma and Aunt. We were sad to see them go. Even though we were home for most of the week before they arrived, it still felt a bit like we were on vacation with their visit looming on the horizon. Their leaving sealed the lid on the proverbial coffin. Henry was a bit out of sorts all day, although he would never admit to missing anything other than Phineas and Ferb and his drumset.

Fortunately, the young man has set his sites a little further down the road to happier thoughts, such as his birthday, and then all too soon after that, his first day of kindergarten. I'm just going to sit here and continue stuffing my maw full of Smarties...