6-18-09

Up late again - past 2 am. Oy!

Abbie and I enjoyed oatmeal and toast for breakfast. Then we prepared for another trip to the pool.

Before going to the pool, we had to research a bug that terrorized Abbie on Tuesday. As we left ballet on Tuesday afternoon, Abbie told me she heard a buzzing sound. In a high pitched squeal that damaged my hearing, she spotted the flying bug. I had to pull over and get in the back seat to deal with it. I thought it flew out of the car so we got back on the road. As I got back into traffic, the squeal happened again along with panic and hysteria (Abbie thought it was a bee). I told her I couldn't pull over again (heavy traffic) so I rolled her window down. When I got to a red light, I looked back and saw the bug crawling up the crotch of her leotard. A full scale flipping out was about to ensue (her not me). I told her it was on her and told her to hold still because 1. I didn't want her to close her legs and possibly get stung down there and 2. I didn't want her to shift her position and possibly cause the bug to crawl inside her leotard (but thank goodness she had on tights). I was watching the red light and looking for something to swat the thing with when she finally said, "It flew out. Ha! Ha! Ha!" Her giggle amazed me. It's funny how a serious situation can turn funny so fast. Please note that I remained calm the whole time.

Abbie has a thing about bees. And shots. Note the similarity? One day, I let her go to the mailbox by herself. When she didn't come back in the time I thought she should, I went looking for her. I found her standing like a statue near the mailbox. When she saw me, she said "Is there a bee on my back?" There wasn't, and there never has been, but I have often found her in a similar position asking the same question. She will literally not move until someone confirms that there is not a bee on her back. She's never been stung there....

Back to the ballet bug - It was not a bee, but it was a flying insect that I've never seen before. It was like a fly but very unusual. She said it had black beady eyes, and I saw stripes on it. It was about the size of a horse fly, but that's not what it was. We found several pictures of fly species on the Internet but never saw anything that completely matched what I saw. Abbie asked me if it could have been an "invasive species from another country." Her words. :)

Despite the forecast of thunderstorms and a muggy, overcast sky, we picked up one of Abbie's friends and went to the pool. We had fun. While there, her friend said, "Do you want to jump off the diving board?" I casually watched Abbie out of the corner of my eye to see what she would say. To my amazement, she said yes. I was so proud. She jumped off the board repeatedly. So, so proud! After 2 hours at the pool, we had to obey our hunger and headed to Sonic. We were safely in the car when the lightning and thunder rolled in.

This evening, Abbie went to Vacation Bible School with another friend while Paul and I went to Evergreen (a garden store), Home Depot, and Mr.K's.

After exploring several aisles, we found what we wanted at Home Depot. We bought one thing for $1.07. Paul had a dollar, and I had zero change. Paul couldn't believe he had to use the debit card for such a small purchase.

We racked up at Mr. K's - a used bookstore. I got one book, and we bought 7 classics for Abbie and a historic book for her. We started The Call of The Wild by Jack London tonight. The 3 of us will read it together - Abbie chose to start with this one. And Paul bought The Caine Mutiny.

I made a loaf of banana bread tonight. I rarely make it - why? it's so easy! I think we'll have it for breakfast.

Today is our 15th anniversary. We already celebrated with our trip, but we exchanged sweet cards. While Abbie was at VBS, we had a nice evening of running errands (listed above), eating leftovers, and discussing politics. It's just nice to have an adult conversation every once in awhile.