MY WEEKEND WITH MY DAUGHTER WAS WONDERFUL! I PICKED HER UP ON FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON. WE WENT TO SPOKANE ON SATURDAY. WE DID GET A LATE START, SO WE DIDN'T GET THERE UNTIL 1 PM. WE FIRST STOPPED TO SEE MY GRAMMA, BUT SHE WASN'T HOME. SO WE WENT UP TO THE MALL AND HUNG OUT FOR A WHILE. SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO BUY GIFTS FOR HER GRAMPA AND GRAMMA WHOM SHE LIVES WITH, WITH HER VERY OWN MONEY. SHE WAS SO FUNNY THE NIGHT BEFORE, WE TOOK HER TO APPLEBEES, SINCE THAT'S WHERE SHE WANTED TO GO. SHE HAD BROUGHT UP TONS OF CHANGE AND LIKE 2 $1 BILLS. SO I BOUGHT HER CHANGE, AND DON GAVE HER $20 BILL. SHE ADDED UP HER MONEY, SHE HAD $28. SHE THEN MADE THE COMMENT THAT SHE HAD $28 AND AND WOULD "ONLY NEED" $2 TO HAVE A TOTAL OF $30. HAHA. SO OF COURSE HUBBY GIVES HER THE EXTRA $2.00
AFTER WE LEFT THE MALL, WE WENT TO GRAMMA'S HOUSE, AND WHO SHOULD OPEN THE DOOR? MY OWN MOTHER WHOM I HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE MY WEDDING IN SEPTEMBER 2004. SHE KINDA GAVE ME A HUG. I WALKED IN, AND MY GRAMMA GAVE MARISSA A HUG, AND THEN I APPROACHED HER AND GAVE HER A HUG TOO. I LOOKED AT HER FACE AND IT WAS BARELY DONE HEALING FROM HER FACEPLANT ON THE BACK PATIO. SHE HELD BOTH MY HANDS AND WE BOTH KINDA JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER. I TOLD HER TO STOP HAVING ACCIDENTS. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT AS SHE WAS FALLING, SHE KEPT THINKING THAT SHE WAS GONNA DIE, AND THAT THIS WAS IT, THIS WAS HOW SHE WAS GONNA DIE. THEN SHE ASKED IF I HAD ANYTHING TO SAY. I TOLD HER NO. THEN SHE STARED AT ME AGAIN. I SO WANTED TO ASK HER WHY DWELL ON THE PAST. LET IT GO. I WOULDA BEEN JUST FINE IF SHE NEVER MENTIONED IT. THEN AGAIN, I AM SOMETIMES A BIG HYPOCRIT. THEN I ASKED HER DOESN'T SHE THINK WE "BOTH" NEED TO SAY SOMETHING, THEN SHE REPEATED WHAT I SAID. SHE SAID WELL, GO FIRST. I SAID "AGE BEFORE BEAUTY." I DON'T HAVE TO GO FIRST! SHIT! WHATEVER. THE WAY SHE IS, I WOULDA SAID IT FIRST AND SHE WOULDA BEEN YUP, I BET YOU ARE AND NOT SAY ANYTHING BACK. I STARED AT HER BACK.THEN SHE GAVE UP. WHATEVER. SHE SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS AT SAT DOWN. FINE BY ME.
APPARENTLY MY MOTHER HAS QUIT HER DEAD END JOB, SHE NEVER HAS ANY MONEY. SO WHAT TO COME OF THAT WHOLE TRAINWRECK IS BEYOND ME. MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF MY MOM, AND MOM WAS BEING A COMPLETE BITCH AGAIN. HIDING FROM THE CAMERA, RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE. SHE EVEN RAN OUTSIDE. SO I GOT MY CAMERA TOO AND TRIED TO CORNER HER. I HAVE TO ADMIT MY MOM IS PRETTY FAST TO DUCK FOR COVER. SHE DODGED A LOT OF SNAPSHOTS. HOW HARD IS IT TO TAKE A FREAKIN' PICTURE AND NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL OF IT. HOW DO YOU SAY NO TO AN INNOCENT 8 YR OLD WHO NEVER GETS TO SEE HER REAL GRAMMA, AND ONLY WANTS A NICE PICTURE OF HER WITH HER OWN CAMERA? HOW FUCKING SELFISH. YEAH, BRINGS ME BACK TO MY WEDDING DAY WHERE THERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF ME ARGUING WITH MY OWN MOM TO JOIN ME TO GET A PICTURE TAKEN WITH ME. I HADN'T SEEN HER SINCE THEN. SHE ACTED LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. WHATEVER. WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY BLOODLINES? CHRIST ON A FUCKIN' CROOKED CRUTCH! WELL, WITH ALL OF THAT JOYFULNESS, I DECIDED IT WAS TIME FOR US TO SPLIT. WE COULD DEFINITELY BE DOING SOMETHING MORE FUN.
WE WENT TO MY BEST FRIEND'S HOUSE TO DELIVER HER BIRTHDAY CARD AND GIFT. WE KNEW SHE WOULDN'T BE THERE, BUT DECIDED TO COME IN AND SEE THEIR KIDS. I TOLD MARISSA TO GO PLAY WITH KAYLYNN WHILE I VISIT WITH THE BABY, AND PHIL. IT WAS A SHORT VISIT. THEN WE LEFT, FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND PROCEEDED TO GO TO THE RIVERPARK SQUARE MALL DOWNTOWN, AND HAVE SOME FUN. WE PARKED THE CAR, WALKED ACROSS THE STREET AND TOOK SOME PHOTOS IN THE PARK. I SHOWED HER THE SPOKANE RIVER AND HOW I'D ONE DAY TAKE HER ON THE GONDOLA OVERLOOKING THE RIVER. WE HIKED DOWN THE PATH AND TOOK SOME MORE PHOTOS. THEN WENT BACK TO THE MALL. WE WENT TO THE "COLOR ME MINE" POTTERY STUDIO. SHE PICKED OUT A TRINKET BOX, AND I PICKED A TINY ELEPHANT FIGURINE TO PAINT. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO PICK THEM UP FROM BEING FIRED AND GLAZED. I KNOW SHE IS EXCITED TOO. THEN I REALIZED I FORGOT MY CELL PHONE AT GRAMMA'S HOUSE. GRRR. SO WE FINISHED OUR PAINTING. I TOOK HER ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE MALL. IT'S SO COOL HOW THE ESCALATORS CRISS CROSS. THE TOP FLOORS ARE THE MOVIE THEATERS. THEN WE WENT BACK UP TO GRAMMA'S TO GET MY PHONE.
SO WE GET THERE AND WE GET TRAPPED INTO STAYING AND CHATTING A BIT MORE. THEN I TOLD HER WE HAVE TO GET HOME SINCE IT WAS GETTING LATE. WE THEN STOPPED FOR A LATE DINNER AT PERKINS. WE LEFT TOWN A BIT AFTER 11 PM. WE GOT HOME AT 1 AM. I FELT SO BAD THAT SHE FELL ASLEEP IN THE CAR, SHE KINDA LOOKED UNCOMFORTABLE. I WAS SO NERVOUS THAT A DEER WOULD DART IN FRONT OF US ETC. I JUST FELT LIKE I HAD TO PROTECT HER FROM ALL HARM. I WAS SO RELIEVED WHEN WE GOT HOME AND GOT READY FOR BED. WE CLIMBED INTO HER BED AND SAID I LOVE YOU AND IT WAS SNORING TIME!!!! ZZZZZZZZZ. WE WERE BOTH OUT LIKE A LIGHT. I WOKE UP A BIT BEFORE SHE DID ON SUNDAY. I LET HER SLEEP IN A BIT. DON'S BROTHER HAD COME INTO TOWN AND THEY STAYED THE NIGHT TOO. HE BROUGHT HIS GIRLFRIEND AND HER 2 KIDS. DON TOLD ME THAT HIM AND HIS BROTHER NEEDED TO RENT A TRUCK TO GET THE STUFF FROM THE AUCTION. APPARENTLY HIS BROTHER BOUGHT A BUNCH OF CRAP TOO. SO WE'RE STORING IT HERE UNTIL HE GETS IT. THE GIRLFRIEND AND KIDS STAYED HERE. WELL THEY WERE WATCHING TV AND MY DAUGHTER CAN'T WATCH ANYTHING THAT ISN'T LIKE G OR PG RATED, SO I KNOW SHE'D TELL HER GRAMMA SO I TOLD HER WE WOULD DO SOMETHING ELSE AROUND THE HOUSE UNTIL THEY LEAVE. I DIDN'T WANT TO COME OFF LIKE I WAS RUDE, BUT I COULDN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE GAL IF SHE'S WATCHING TV THAT WE CAN'T WATCH. WHATEVER,NO BIG DEAL. I CLEANED UP THE KITCHEN. MARISSA HELPED ME.
WHEN THE GUYS CAME BACK WE SAID GOODBYE TO THEM. I CALLED COLLEEN TO TELL HER WE WERE FREE OF COMPANY. WE DECIDED TO MEET UP AT THE PARK AND GET THE KIDS TOGETHER. IT WAS SO AWESOME TO GET THEM ALL TOGETHER. WE TOOK SOME PICS. COLLEEN'S CHILDREN, JOHNATHAN, JEFFREY, JULIE, AND JARED, ARE ALL SO CUTE. HEEHEE. SHE HADN'T SEEN MARISSA SINCE SHE WAS LIKE 1 WEEK OLD. WE THINK IT'D BE CUTE IF HER OLDER SON JOHNATHAN AND MY DAUGHTER WOULD ONE DAY HOOK UP. HAHA. THEY ARE BOTH TALL AND SKINNY.
THE KIDS HAD FUN KICKING THE SOCCER BALL AROUND, AND PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND. IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE THAT. THEN IT WAS TRYING TO SPRINKLE, SO WE DECIDED TO GO TO MY HOUSE, WE GOT SOME PIZZAS, AND THE KIDS PLAYED FRISBEE IN THE YARD. THE NEIGHBOR GIRL CAME OVER TOO. THE KIDS ATE PIZZA AND WATCHED A MOVIE. DON BOUGHT MARISSA A VANITY DRESSER MADE OF WOOD. IT IS NICE. HE WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THAT FOR HER ROOM. WE HUNG OUT FOR A WHILE AND STARTED TO WIND DOWN FOR BED. WE WENT TO BED EARLY.
WE SLEPT SO GOOD. WE LOVE TO USE THE BATH AND BODY WORKS PRODUCT CALLED "TRANQUIL SLEEP LINEN SPRAY." IT WORKS SOOOOO GOOD. I SWEAR BY IT, AND HAVE BEEN SINCE IT CAME OUT IN THE LATE 90'S. OH YEAH. IT GIVES ME QUALITY SLEEP. WE WOKE UP AND IT WAS PROB LIKE 9 OR 10AM. I FIXED HER SOME HOT CEREAL, FRUIT, AND JUICE. SHE TOOK HER VITAMINS AND COMPLAINED HER TUMMY FELT WEIRD. SO SHE ASKED ME TO COME LAY DOWN WITH HER. THEN WE CUDDLED, HUGGED, KISS, AND SAY GREAT THINGS ABOUT EACH OTHER. I STARTED FALLING ASLEEP AGAIN. THEN SHE SAID MOM, YOU'RE SLEEPING. I TOLD HER WE NEED TO GET OUTTA BED AND START THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TOGETHER AS MUCH AS WE COULD. SO I GOT HER IN THE SHOWER. WHEN SHE WAS DONE, I DID HER HAIR, AND TOLD HER IT WAS MY TURN FOR A SHOWER. SO SHE WENT TO GO WATCH DISNEY CHANNEL. WE GOT HER STUFF PACKED UP AND SHE TOOK PICS OF THE CATS TO USE UP THE REST OF HER FILM IN THE CAMERA. WE LOADED HER STUFF IN THE CAR AND WENT TO WALMART TO DROP OFF HER FILM IN ONE HOUR DEVELOPING.
FROM THERE, SHE WANTED TO GO TO THE MALL TO FIND SOME CHARMS FOR HER CHARM BRACELET. WE STOPPED BY MY STORE TO SAY HI TO EVERYONE AGAIN. SHE FOUND 2 CHARMS. THEN WE WENT TO TOYS R US. WE WENT BACK TO WALMART TO PICK UP HER FILM. THEN WE HIT THE ROAD. WE STOPPED IN HERMISTON TO HAVE A SANDWICH AT SUBWAY. THEN I TOOK HER HOME.
SHE SAID SHE HAD A GREAT TIME, AND HOW SHE DIDN'T WANT TO COME HOME. SHE BRAGGED ABOUT HOW MUCH FUN SHE HAD. I'M SO HAPPY THAT SHE HAD A GREAT TIME. I FEEL SO COMPLETE THAT I GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH HER AND I GOT TO APPRECIATE HER EVERYDAY. I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE A MOM AGAIN. IT IS A NATURAL HIGH. I WISH WE HAD THAT EVERYDAY. WELL, I'M GONNA STOP AND GO TO BED. I HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.