Just finished testing the new swing. Due to a dog with the heaves and a boy who insisted on using the swing as a large tree stand for his Jurassic Park toys, the experiment was a failure.
We went to Des Moines today to celebrate Mother's Day with Todd's family. His neice, Mitzi, has the cutest chihuahua. Mitzi won't let me put pictures of her on the internet but I guess it's okay to display her dog. Isn't he adorable???
I've been trying to think of a way to relax in the evenings and remembered how much I used to love my grandma's swing. After we finished visiting family today we ran over to Loews and I bought a lawn swing with a canopy. Hopefully that will help me unwind after work. If it's not raining tomorrow morning Todd can put it together for me and I'll test it in the evening if they don't schedule a baseball practice or something.
Speaking of rain, we had so much yesterday I thought I was going to have to get the boat off the trailer and cruise around the backyard. I haven't heard any solid numbers yet but our back yard was completely flooded at one point. Yesterday afternoon my cousin came down to pick up the van I sold him. The stupid hunk of crap wouldn't start so we all stood around in the rain for quite a few hours trying to force it. Christopher was the only one having a good time. There were literally six or seven inches of water standing in the grass and of course he couldn't stay out of it if his life depended on it. By the time it was said and done the van won the war and C. was soaked clear up to his armpits. Hopefully he won't be sick tomorrow.
