Vacation Day 3 - Relax Day

This was a rare day by our vacation standards - we really didn't do much of anything. For some unknown reason, the Things awoke at 6:45 local time (having gone to bed sleep at about 11:30. I think they woke up, looked at the clock, it read the time they usually get up on the left coast, and so they got up.

Grampa heard them and got up and helped them with breakfast, then Grammy got up and they all went down to the pool. Sweetie and I slept. Around 11am, Grampa called to say they were ready to be picked up, so I drove down and got them.

They're having a heat wave in FL, which is apparently defined as about 3 degrees above the average temperature. Anyhoo, it's hot. Calvin decided he wanted to play soccer with the ball G&G got for our visit. So I dutifully went outside with him to find that, of course, the ball didn't come fully inflated. We played for a little while until we both were pretty sweaty (can you believe the US Soccer Youth Academy is in Florida?), then went in for lunch. Grampa and I attempted to inflate the ball, which led to the discovery of the air pump, the breaking of the only inflation needle we had, and the subsequent figuring out of how to work the air pump. We ended up with a ball less inflated than before because the needle broke off while inserted in the ball. We did get the needle out, but not before the ball further deflated.



So after lunch, the big activity was a trip to the store by Sweetie, Grampa and I, while the (very tired at this point) Things watched cartoons with Grammy. Lucky Grammy. Our shopping trip was successful, we returned and inflated the ball, and it was about dinner time. We had a lovely steak dinner and conglomerate un-birthday and un-anniversary party, and headed (that's right) back to the pool.



This evening there were lots of stunts (read nefarious attempts to drown either Dad or one of the Things). Again, we appreciated the wonderful pool, and then it was to bed for we had an early start in the morning.