Welcome Home, not yet

After being ready for Ravi and Lakshmi's homecoming tonight, C had Ravi put a call in to me to say they won't come until Monday night at 6pm. I thought it was pretty damn sick of C to put a child up to that.

I cleaned the house, bought chips and peach mango salsa, and had thawed out the spaghetti (with the Morningstar Veggie Crumbles) so we could have a great start off with the house at full capacity again. Just as I knew they wouldn't show up, my friend Rosemary called up and asked if we wanted company. It was perfect timing, otherwise I would have buried my head in my pillow and cried.

So we opened the chips and salsa (but I saved the spaghetti for tomarrow), and she brought a half eaten plate of brownies. I made soup and biscuits which Rosemary and I had, and it was good to have company. We did watch a bit of the olympics. Amazing!

Before Rosemary and her daughter came tonight, I put in a brick walkway from the drive way to the water hose spigot. I got tired of stepping in there at night time to water the plants, and having no idea what I was stepping on. It looks nice too. Priya rode her bike around the the drive way for a while. I usually park the car at the end of the driveway so the kids won't roll into the street accidently.
So Priya had a flat tire, and then I remembered that Lakshmi has two flat tires (and her bike is still very new). I can't figure out why these tires are flat. We don't have any glass or sharp things in the driveway. But anyway, I need to buy three tires for two bikes. I wonder if it would be cheaper to buy two new bikes? Priya's bike needs the rust removed, and a new paint job. She also needs new handle covers, and the wheels need to be sanded and repainted too. It needs so much work, yet I hate to give away a perfect fine working bike.

So, I may take on a project when the days cool down, to refurbish her bike. She wants hot pink sparkles for her color. She already has a pink helmet. She had a basket for her bike, but somehow the tabs fell off the basket. I've got to find a way to put the basket back on, then I thought I might get both girls bells for their bikes. I LOVED ringing the bell on my bike as a child. I used it instead of having a horn.

Hopefully the next time I post, I will be able to say that my oldest, and second oldest babies are home. Enjoy the photos here.

Jyotsna



One of the sunflowers in our front yard, has been growing all summer, and finally taller than me. I love these flowers!