Where I am, What's New

So I've been breathin' air soup in Baytown, Texas
(a small town just outside of Houston)
since last Saturday.
I'm here to help Danielle out in case she has
a baby this week.
Watching a pregnant belly is akin to watchin' a pot boil--
does no good at all.

We've walked her local Walmart,
the mall--with 3/4's of it empty, as most of the stores have closed their doors,
but still,
we covered some ground in there,
and last night we walked thru Target.
This walkin' n' walkin' gets expensive.

She is taking her red raspberry leaf tea,
and evening primrose oil,
she ate eggplant parmesan the first night I came--
and her little baby isn't budging.

We've told him he needs to
"vacate the premises" ASAP...
but he says
"talk to the baby hand"
pretty sure.

The best part of the trip has been of course,
seeing my girl and lovin' on her
and the Ninja baby--
who is so smart,
he's dangerous.

Another fun thing is we started reading
"The Help" the first day I got here,
together.
We just take turns reading outloud--
laughing so hard
it hurts,
and cryin' too.
This book is so well-written,
it's no wonder it's been made into a movie.
No, I haven't seen it yet--
not until we read the end.

Even Mr. Idaho enjoys being read to--
we catch him up by reading a few pages
before calling it a night.

Dani wants me to read it outloud to her
while she's in labor.
So we're gonna give that a try
if we get the chance.

Like I said,
she may not have this baby
while I'm here--
I'm going back home Saturday
altho I am bringing the Ninja Baby
home with me.

It may not be what the Caboose asked for,
when I left--
with tears in her eyes,
I asked her what I could bring home for her from Texas--
she replied:
"How about a ukele?
Or a Texas Barbie or a Texas Porcelin doll?
N' if you can't find a ukele, then a banjo."

I am not kidding.

I was thinkin' along the lines of a t-shirt.

Even with all the shopping and walking I've done,
haven't seen a single ukele for my girl.

The kids have called me every day,
as school began while I was here.

Joseph asked if hecould take the rest of the year off,
because he was "exhausted" after his 2nd day of middle school.

The Caboose has Joseph's teacher from last year
and is thrilled with that.

Daisie started a new high school,
and is loving her choice.

So it's nice to know everyone is doing okay without me.

I've been reading blogs when I have the chance--
everyone's doing so well this week,
I love reading about
weddings,
and return trips from Africa,
new school days,
new babies ( hi Lori and Camille, and Nie!)
and everything in between.

Alos been following the news--
like the new record high of the number of cats
in a single home,
the new record high for the largest shark ever caught,
and
while I'm pretty sure civilization ceased in the
Land that Time Forgot
down here in Baytown,
I think my yahoos owe me a big fat
"THANK YOU, MOMZA"
for not raising them here.

(You're welcome.)

I would sure love to have a new grandson safely here on earth
before I leave though...
so hold a good thought for Dani, okay?