Janie's Fun House

Tonight, our house was full of little munchkins.  Friends with kids came over for supper, as their house is being packed to move to another town.  I love children, but y’all probably knew that already, right?

These little girls are beautiful.  The two oldest wanted to eat their supper in the TV room, so we set them up on our coffee table.  I soon went to check on them, and got there just in time to rescue their food from Zack the Wonderdog.  It seems that the girls had gone exploring in the room, and weren’t watching their food.

While they were exploring, they found this bowl that’s sole purpose is  to house the remote.  Instead, the girls found all sorts of treasures in this bowl.

They found:

An H2S monitor

A lens cap for my camera

A small part of the vacuum cleaner

A sock that someone had rescued from Zanna the Wonderdog

Some highlighters

One of those stretchy headbands with a light on it - for nighttime reading while camping.

A lipstick, and nail polish (thank God I was around for that find!)

It seems our maids have been stashing whatever they find laying around in that bowl.

Of course, girls being girls, we had to try the lipstick on everyone.

And then, we had to get the little mirror in the bathroom out, so the girls could admire themselves.

And while one young lady took me into her mom to show her our lipstick, the little sister found a sheet of postage stamps...

And proceeded to decorate the little mirror with the entire sheet, one stamp at a time.

ThatManILove has a desk in this room, and the oldest girl found a hole punch.  That and the highlighters, augmented by some post-it notes, kept her entertained for the better part of an hour.

Who says you need toys to entertain kiddos?

They're coming back tonight for a rerun.  Wonder what we'll find?

Tonight was too much fun.

Do You Really Know Where You Are? Because I Don't!

Tonight, my friends Kyle and Becky were to meet me for dinner. Yes, the Becky and Kyle of the April wedding.

Anyway, Becky called while they were en route to my hotel.

Becky: Okay, girl, you’re at the Hilton, right?

Janie: Yes. Just north of 30 on 360 in Arlington.

Becky: Okay, we’ll be there in a minute.

10 minutes later...

Becky: Hey, I just wanted to check. You're at the Hilton right by the Saltgrass, right?

Janie: Yes. It's right across the street from me. Are you here?

Becky: Yes, we’re pulling into the parking lot now.

Janie: Can you see a yellow Dodge just like yours? There’s one in the parking lot.

Becky: Yes.

Janie: Okay, you’re here, then. I’ll see you in a bit.

5 minutes later...

Becky: Okay, we’re inside, at the bar.

Janie: Y’all wanna come up? I’m in 704.

Becky: Nah, Kyle just ordered a drink. Finish your e-mails and we’ll see you in a minute.

3 minutes later, I grab my keys, and head down. Straight to the bar, I go. No Becky. No Kyle. So, I saunter over to the hotel restaurant. They’re not there, either.

I call Becky back.

Janie: Hey, Blondie, I can’t find y’all, where are you?

Becky: We’re at the bar of the Hilton.

Janie: Are there two bars here?

Becky: (Pause) I don’t think so, it doesn’t look big enough.

At this point, the concierge notes the puzzled look on my face, and asks if I need help.

I inquire as to the proximity of the next closest Hilton. Answer? It’s almost one block east, next to the Saltgrass.

I’m across the street from the Saltgrass.

Why on earth would they put two Hiltons less than a block apart?

I found them...at the bar of the Hilton Garden Inn. Less than one block away. The only yellow Dodge in the parking lot was theirs. And the Hilton Garden Inn? Only had 4 floors, so if they'd tried to come up to my room, they would have figured it out earlier. Who knew?

Sunday Wind Down - Santa Fe

Sorry for the brevity of this post, but really, my life’s not that exciting today, anyway!

We went to Taos, stayed for 1 minute, then drove up to Red River, where we ate a light lunch, looked at houses, and then drove back to Santa Fe. In all that, we got back to the hotel about 30 minutes late for our reception.

So it was hurry up, get on your formal gear, and get downstairs and schmooze. Which we did...then it was hurry up, get your guests together, and get your butts to the Pink Adobe, which we did.

We had a blast. I laughed until I cried, the entire table had a blast. And now I’m tired, it’s past midnight in Texas, I’ll catch up tomorrow. With some pictures, hopefully!