Allison was off of school all last week, but she did not have much time to herself. She was scheduled to work 3 days last week, which meant I had to leave work at lunch to drop her off on two of the days. Tom was able to pick her up when she got off. On Friday she went in to work but it was my day off, so no running out at lunch. I also dropped Scott off at the roller rink Friday afternoon since he just started his spring vacation while I ran some errands( mostly Easter Bunny shopping). Scott was pretty worn out from 3 hrs of roller blading and then an evening of gymnastics. Plus he had his swimming lesson on Saturday morning-45 minutes of laps. What a way to start your Spring Break. The kids had two separate weeks off so we could not head out to Florida this year. And it certainly did not seem like much of a break for Allison. She had a piano lesson to make up, and I signed her up for her last driving test. She was not very pleased with this last lesson as she had a hard time understanding her instructor's accent. He was also very big into grabbing her steering wheel and hitting the brakes. (Sounds like the good old days!). He did have her practice on the MVA course though so now she has some idea of the driving test. She will be ready when she finishes up her 60 hours driving practice(much closer now). We also had to call the MVA and make sure she was registered as having finished the class. Now she has to go online and make an appointment for her driving test-they say there is about a two month wait list. Wow(not like the good old days). She also had a take home World History test and Chemistry homework over break for school. So no rest for the weary. She did have some time to hang out with her friends last week since they got out of school early. They had a game night and were busy celebrating one of the girls birthdays. She was just sad to hear that her friend's Dad passed away over the Easter weekend from cancer.We are going to the wake on Weds evening.
We certainly had our hands full with Birthday celebrations last week. Tom celebrated his birthday on Weds(not quite 50 yet!). We started celebrating last Sunday when we went to the Hershey Bear game. They lost by 1 point in an overtime shoot out. It was still a lot of fun with great seats and lots of girl scouts(girl scout night). We ended up in an overtime shoot out on boy scout night too at Christmas(and a loss by one point). Still fun. On WEds we took Tom out to dinner at OUtback(I still had a gift card from my raffle basket). Then Allison and I took him to see Hunger Games. Scott opted to stay home and play computer games. I thought the movie was OK(Tom actually had time to read the book and said it was very close to the story). Allison enjoyed it but has not read the books. Now we have to wait for the sequels. And Tom got a US driving Tour book and Books on CD as a survival package for our planned cross country trip in July.
A Big Happy Birthday to Sandra Bozyk who celebrated on Friday, and Happy Easter Birthday to Dad Bozyk.
Besides running errands on Friday, I spent the day on the phone trying to schedule appointments. Our dishwasher died again, so Tom and I were trying to decide if it was worth buying a new one or getting this one repaired. It seems the control panel keeps getting fried. It did come back one for one more load of dishes, but we had to hang around the house on Saturday waiting for the repair man. The parts are under warranty, so the repairman has to look at the dishwasher to make sure he orders the right parts( a $60.00 visit) and then he has to order the parts so they are covered under the warranty. When the parts arrive he will have to install them(another $60.00). We are still considering a new type of dishwasher for future purchase. Although I do really like the Bosch, it appears the company has gone through some changes and the products are not what they used to be. I also had to call and set up a time to have our new sofa bed couch delivered-that will be next Friday. We bought it over Christmas break to replace the two couches in the basement. Tom already pulled the broken sofa couch out of the basement, so he spent SAturday hauling up the other couch. If the back cushions weren't all torn up it would have been a very nice couch. Since it was about 23 yrs old, it has seen a lot of use. And Goodwill does not take anything damaged or dirty anymore, so it went to the dump. Along with the kid's old computer chair. And we also spent part of Saturday doing yardwork since the weather was so nice. Not to mention that Allison needed a ride to and from work on SAturday night(a very long day).
Since the new couch is coming on Friday, we had our hands full on Saturday giving the basement a new look. I wanted the walls painted, so Tom and I went out paint shopping. We wanted textured pain which Home Depot no longer sells, so we were off to Lowes. Tom decided he wanted to do a little patching before he painted, so that is where we are now. We also had to pack up some of the kids old toys, and vacuum. Hopefully the basement will be ready when the couch comes on Friday! And then SCott can assemble his new computer desk chair for the basement computer. He actually had to hunt for his computer desk chair as part of his EAster basket. Since we were short on time Easter Sunday, the kids opted to have their baskets sitting out Sunday morning(but we still put SCott to work on a scavenger hunt for the chair). Sunday morning we had to run Cookie over to the kennel, and then back to church for the sunrise service. I like that mass-you don't have to get all dressed up for Easter mass and it is not so crowded that you get stuck in the gymnasium like the 9am mass. Scott was just grateful that I didn't sign him up for altar serving. We were on the road by 9am and at Busch Gardens by noon. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we had a great time riding a few rides and seeing a few shows. We left a little early to go catch a movie and dinner. Tom wanted to see Wrath of the Titans(again an OK movie). But fun to go out to the movies. And naturally dinner was at Buffalo Wild Wings.
On Monday we decided to head back into the park-it was a bit more crowded on EAster Monday. But we saw a few more shows including the Predators show with the wolves, and we even got Allison to go on the 3D Darkcastle ride for her first time. WE then spent the afternoon shopping at the outlet malls. Scott needed hiking boots and I can't believe he went from a size 6 to 7 1/2! Good thing we took him shopping. And we even found Allison a skirt to wear with her GS uniform for her presentation at the gala on the 26th of April(when she gives her speech for her Shadow Work Day). I thought a skirt would look nicer than pants, but it had to be khaki. Luckily we found one at LLBean. And we even checked out the newly opened Pottery Barn outlet mall. It is still pretty empty, but Tom especially enjoyed shopping in their wine section. They sell lots of plants, linens, cookware, dishes-everything for your home. And they still make the flower pots right there. The old buildings were turned into storage and they have a fancy new mall. Tom's parents remember the original shopping experience.
So we are back home and back to school for Allison. Scott is now on break and loving every minute to himself.
Here are some shots from Busch Gardens including the white wolves in the predator show. Also, Scott can't wait for the new rollercoaster to open(car theme). And check out the newly opened Williamsburg Pottery.
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