The Girls Are Alive!

We took them to the river yesterday to put their feet in the water. Erin, cast and all, strode right into the water despite the fact there were all kinds of rocks she could have fallen over. She’s already sick of the cast and tired of being gimpy. At first, she thought it was kind of cool to be sporting an air cast, but now it’s just a drag. She gets to take it off on Sunday. No change in Alison. Still coughing and walking around in a codeine daze. The other cousins left this morning to head home. We have a new baby cousin back home. Cassy had her baby. A little girl. Madeline Grace, and they’re going to call her Maddy…or Maddie…or Mady. I don’t know. Anyway, everyone was pretty excited to see her, although much less so than when her big sister was born. That’s the deal with those second babies.

So anyway, the girls had a good day yesterday I guess. We walked around downtown and I looked for a pack to carry my camera gear in when I head back to Azerbaijan in September. Alison tried on some sandals but they had didn’t have her size. Erin complained about how things are so expensive and kept sighing and hurrying us along. It was a fun time.

Today is another nothing-much-doing day. Kyle has been on the phone this morning trying to work out details for an Ethiopia trip in October. He’s getting his hair cut now and I’m taking Mom to the way-too-expensive Made in Colorado Shoppe. Erin is accompanying us, so we’ll hear all about how pricey everything is. We’re eating out tonight with Mom and Dad and my aunt and uncle. Tomorrow is Durango. This is without a doubt the most low-key Colorado year we have ever had. This is good lesson for me…just enjoy being bored. I’ve never done that well. I’m a little faunchy. That’s a word handed down from my dear friend Shannon, whose father is faunchy…which means you always have to have a little something going on. I’m doing way too much organizing our junk here in the condo. Move this here, move that there. It’s such a tiny place, it really doesn’t matter where our junk is. We can see it all at the same time anyway.

So much for rambling. I’m off to haul Mom and Erin around. And then perhaps I’ll come back and rearrange the condo’s kitchen cabinets.