Here we are again...

2+ weeks since my last post. I have been working about three days a week and sometimes those are very long days. By the time I finally feel caught up and rested it is time to work again! Between work, soccer, home life, and trying to get out and do stuff, I haven't had much time to post. Excuses,excuses.
Brady, Oliver and I recently traveled to Kingwood, the town that I grew up in, to attend the Buckwheat Festival. It was the first time in 5 years that I have been down. Brady usually just goes with her dad and his family and it is a special weekend that they have shared for the last five years. They were kind enough to let us intrude. We were supposed to stay with a friend of my mother's on Saturday night. After we watched the parade, we strolled over to say hello and weren't given a very warm welcome. I didn't think too much of it then. But when we went back for dinner, mom and I both felt something was up. So I said to mom, just ask her if us staying with her will be too much of an inconvenience. So she asked. And the answer was, "I don't know." We had our answer right there. Unfortunately we were getting this info at about 8pm. So Oliver had been on the road for almost 12 hours and was in full melt down mode. So after trying to weigh out our options, we finally decided we should just head back to Wheeling. (a two hour drive, mind you)I can't even begin to tell you about the tears and disappointment coming from the backseat between Brady and Dylan. I understood. I too was disappointed. They pretty much cried for the first 15-20 minutes in the car. Then something came to me. I told Brady to look in my purse and see if my keys were in there. They were. I had the key to the camp. So I suggested we drive to Fairmont and stay at the camp. The tears turned to happiness. We stopped and bought a bottle of shake and pour pancakes. It was a great, unplanned side trip. What started as pure frustration had a surprisingly pleasant outcome. Here are a few photos from the trip: