The kids and I went back to Oklahoma this weekend to see Rick, and for Dawson to spend time with his buddies for his birthday. Our house now contains one bed, one love seat and a living room chair (that are upstairs), a futon (upstairs), two office chairs, a couple of small tables, and a tall chair at the bar in the kitchen. The house echoes when you talk.
We arrived on Friday and spent the evening with some friends at their house. Jace and Berry are great friends and so fun! We ate pizza, drank wine, laughed a lot, and completely enjoyed ourselves. We got home just in time for bed.
On Saturday, we had NOTHING to do all day. The kids had taken over the upstairs, sleeping on the love seat and futon, had the computer up there to watch movies, and their toys strung everywhere.
What did Rick and I do?
Hmmm ... well, I laid in bed and finished my book, took a couple of power naps, read more of another book, and took another nap or two. We took Dawson and his buddies to Cici's Pizza for dinner, and then I took them into Tulsa to go to Laser Quest. While they were shooting each other for a couple of hours, I drove a few blocks to Barnes and Noble. I walked around and looked at books, and drank some coffe, then picked them up and headed back home. Meanwhile Rick and the kids were at home. The kids were playing and Rick was watching Season 1 of Mad Men on his computer with dvds we checked out from the library. When I got home, it was bedtime.
On Sunday morning we went to church and then came home for lunch. I took another nap ... yep. Rick took the kids into town so that they could spend some time with some friends. When I woke up, Rick and I sat in the office chairs in our kitchen and talked. Then he pushed me through the house. That was fun! We have an empty house with concrete floors and fun rolling office chairs!
We picked up the kids and went out to eat for dinner. Eli has been craving nachos, so Mexican food was in order. Yum! After we got home I took Crusoe for a walk and Rick and the kids played Jenga. We turned in early because Rick had to work yesterday morning and we had to get Dawson to the orthodontist and then get back to Missouri.
It was nice to be "unplugged" all weekend, get caught up on some reading, and actually talk to people face-to-face. But I feel bad for Rick because that is his reality every single day, and he doesn't even have anybody to talk to except our cat (when he shows up for food). He is lonely. I know he is. And I hate that he sits in that big 'ol house all by himself. Please be praying for us that our house sells soon so that we can move forward with our lives. It's hard on the kids, and Rick and I, being separated.
We are going back for a few days in a couple of weeks. I need to come up with some things to keep us busy!
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