Figured I'd better give y'all an update...
It's almost 2am, and I'm still up waiting for my pain medication to kick in, so this is as good as any time to tell you how Momapalooza '04 went.

All in all, it was a nice visit. Stil can't quite believe it was as pleasant as it was. Anyway, here's the rundown.

They arrived here around 1:30, three hours later than my sister intended. Seems she couldn't get my mom to get moving that morning. Big shock there...even as a kid Mom wasn't a morning person.

Within a half hour of their arrival, Mom had thoroughly inspected my apartment. It must of met with her approval cuz she really didn't say much. She DID however say she liked my living room furniture.

Score one for Kim's taste in furniture!

For some reason, Mom skipped breakfast, so by the time they got here, she was hungry. I suggested we head to Golden Corral, cuz I knew she liked to eat there but that there weren't any in our hometown. She liked the idea.

Score another point for picking a good restaurant. I was on a roll! LOL

Dinner was nice. We sat at a large table, ate too much and enjoyed each other's company. After dinner, we came back here for a bit and alked some more...Mom told me about the new house and that she wasn't sure what she was taking with her...Dad and Lou tinkered around under the hood of my car...and my sister, Mom, Taylor and I sat on the patio.

A little while later, they left...other people to visit and they wanted to head be pretty close to home before it got too dark. So, theo whole visit lasted about 4 hours...and other than coming close to tears when Taylor left with them (she and my sister had BIG plans for this week...so Taylor went back to WV for the FINAL week) I was glad to see them go. It was the first time my mother and I got together and fur didn't fly, no insults were traded, and I didn't feel like I was trying to win her approval and failing miserably...and I was afriad that if they stayed longer, the peace accord might not last.

*sigh* I love my family, I really do...just in *small* portions...

Anyway...in other news...

Lou has a job interview later today (Wednesday). It would be nice if he got this job. It's in his field and it pays very well. Here's hoping the interview goes well...

*sigh* This medication isn't kicking in fast enough...but maybe..just MAYBE I'm tired enough to sleep...I'm gonna try..

Thanks for reading. You may noew resume living your lives...


- posted by Kim @ 12:42 AM