Old Irish Blessing: "Here's to a binky in your eye"

This isn't an old Irish blessing. I'm not Irish, but you see the Irish guys drinking in movies (back in the days where I watched movies rated something other than G) and they always have something to say like "Here's to a something."

Anyway, I was playing airplane with the boys last night. I lay on my back and push them up into the air with my feet and they fly and we hit turbulence and then have a crash landing (flip over and do it again). Sometimes I'm a rocket ship and we fly through a meteor shower. Sometimes my bent knees are a slide (unless it's right after dinner) Austin loved this when he was little, but unfortunately weighs to much now for Mom's legs. Jacob loves it!!!! I think I have either gotten a little out of shape or he has gotten a little heavier since we last did it, because I'm kind of sore today. What hurt worse, though, and ended the game, was when little Nicholas "flew". I held him up over me (not on my feet and no turbulence) and he really like it, but the last time we did it, his pacifier flew out of his mouth and straight into my open eye!!! OUCH!!!! Ralphie had to come and get the kiddos off of me. Jacob did not understand that the airplane had been grounded so he was still trying to climb all over me. Man that hurt. I think that my eye watered for 20 minutes!! Of course, it was worth it. From now on we will just have to ban the pilots from having anything in their mouths when boarding.

Austin missed all of the excitement, but was having some of his own. His grandpa and Uncle Bob took him to the Ducks Unlimited Banquet and he won some prizes. They have a live auction, a silent auction, door prizes and raffle prizes. The prizes vary from little things to guns to knives to artwork, etc. I can't remember how much the raffle tickets are, but they aren't the 6 for $5 variety. Barry had told me not to send any money with him, but apparently told Uncle Bob that he would pay him back if he gave Austin some money. Hehehehehe, sorry Barry, Uncle Bob told me he gave him 100 bucks!!!! Austin won a really nice kids DU watch and a $50 gift certificate to a greasy spoon restaurant. I do mean greasy spoon. The first and last time Ralph and I ate there our stomachs were kind of upset (and it takes a lot for Ralph's iron-lined stomach to be upset). I think that gift certificate will go with Austin back to his dad's house.

Earlier in the day we went to visit Muggy (Barry's mom). She had not seen the boys in a while so it was a great visit. She has toys at her house that we don't see everyday so Jacob is generally absorbed in playing with something different and not running around crazy!! When we left he told me "That was some good playin at Muggy's house."

It actually feels like FALL outside. There is a nice little chill in the air. Now, we are still in Texas, so shorts aren't out of the question for today, and it will probably be back up to 98 degrees this afternoon. But, for now it feels wonderful!!!

HOUSE UPDATE: Nothing. First we heard it would be ready tomorrow (Friday). The title company said there was no way we could close this week. Then we thought it would be next week, but the bank said, "these papers have to be done, this has to be updated, then these papers go here, blah, blah, blah." Then the banker says, "It will probably be not next week, but the next." WWWWWAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! I am supposed to be receiving a house full of appliances today that I won't be able to use for a while.