So we went away for a weekend...

We left for a weekend. It was Big Brother and Sister's birthday's this past weekend...

We went up to see the Grandparents... The kids LOVE going up there...

Tons of stuff for them to do (not like there isn't stuff to do at home), good snacks (not like there isn't any at home), plenty of space outside (cause there is NO outside space here..lol...), the list goes on...LMAO

So the kids got home from school on Friday, I told them to go make sure that the vehicle was tidy, while they were outside I grabbed the deodorant and other stuff from upstairs that we would need to go...

Then I told them that we were going to do laundry so they needed to go up stairs and get all the laundry in garbage bags so we could take it with us to my friend's house... so they did... while they were doing that I went in the kitchen and grabbed all the pills and put those in a bag that I had on my shoulder...

I told the kids we were going to my friend's house to do the laundry because we just didn't have the money to get it all done this week... they never even questioned it...

So we got on the turnpike the same as when we go to see the Grandparents, we got off at the same exit to get gas, then got back on the turnpike and then got off at the same exit like we always do to go see the Grandparents... we stopped at the same McDonald's as we usually do... we took the same turn onto the same Route US23 as we usually do... EVERYTHING was the same as if we were going to see the Grandparents...

And really?? Who drives 2 hours to do laundry? In all that time not once did they ever dought me... not even once... I was asked what my friends name was... so I said "Fern"... I had to pause for a moment and think about it... but I did throw a name out there...

So I kept on driving, and finally when we were getting to the "Welcome to Michigan" sign I made Big Brother put down his DS down for a moment and I told him to take in the scenery and rest his eyes for a moment.. then he figured it out.. and says "Oh... Is Fern another name for Gramma??" Well... Thank you Captain Genius!!! It took you long enough... And HE is the smart one!!!

So we went and did some shopping on Saturday for the birthdays, the kids liked all the stuff they got, in the middle of that we went to Hooters for lunch... THAT WAS GREAT!!! We embarrassed Big Brother, the sang to him cause it was his B-Day. Then we went home, had dinner and then cake... it was a good time :)

All these pictures were taken while we were there... Mouse has baby bunnys and chickens, the one pic of the full size chicken is an Easter chicken (she lays green eggs), Kody is petting Lady Godiva, she is the turkey that found and adopted Mouse years ago and now lives there with them and likes to be petted :) And there is also a picture of the biggest danged squirrel I have ever seen in my life!!! (yes, I know it is a raccoon, it is a joke that I call it a squirrel, just play alone...ok??) And there is one flower, it is called a Johnny-jump-up... I think it is pretty... I like purple and yellow together...