Books 25 and 26

25. The Pleasure of my Company by Steve Martin. I really enjoyed this book. He's a funny guy, that Steve Martin. If you like Monk, you'll probably like this book.

26. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. This one is a childhood favorite of mine that I decided to re-read in anticipation of the upcoming movie. I loved it just as much as always. I tried to read it to my kids for a bedtime story, but they aren't quite old enough to enjoy books with no pictures yet. I ended up finishing it on my own.

Thank heaven for air conditioning!

I am so thankful to be back in our own home, complete with working electricity and A/C. My poor MIL was still without power this morning. It is very difficult to sleep restfully at night with no A/C. We were so exhausted from the emotional drain of the storm and the following two days. When we got on the airplane yesterday (in the glorious A/C) our whole family fell asleep right away. Chris' flight on Monday got canceled and we all ended up flying together. Connor insisted on sitting on my lap most of the time, but I didn't mind since Chris was there to take care of the other two. Flying in to Tucson, we encountered so turbulance. I was feeling pretty sick and so was Zack. Poor Zack. He missed the barf bag and got it all over himself. At least we had already landed and we didn't have to ride for hours like that.

I'm so happy to be home! My own bed, my own shower, my own kitchen. We moved Connor's crib out of our room and in with the boys last night. This is the youngest I have moved one of my kids out of my bed. Zack was 4 and Pete was 3 when they moved out. During our vacation he slept in a playpen the whole time, so this seems like the most logical time to do it, while he's still used to sleeping on his own.

I took several pictures of hurricane damage around Ft. Walton Beach. Fortunately it wasn't too bad. Here are the pics for your veiwing pleasure.

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