B & B

No, I'm not speaking of a bed & breakfast; although, that doesn't sound too shabby! Instead, I'm going to tell you about our AWESOME day yesterday BOATING with our friends in the AM, and hitting the town and having our BABYSITTER in the PM! Could the day get any better? Actually, it could have had I been able to throw back a couple beverages of choice out on the lake yesterday with everyone else, but hey, next year, right?



She LOVES her Barbie life-jacket and wanted to sleep with it the night before!

So, we headed out @ 10 AM to Canyon Lake that takes us less than 10 minutes to get to. The boys wake-boarded, surfed (yes, you can surf the waves behind the boat....look at photos); while the girls relaxed and caught some rays. Salem LOVED the "wa-wa boat" and didn't fuss even once. I couldn't believe it. She had an absolute blast, and keeps asking when we're going to go back out on the boat. I wish we could afford one, because it would SURE be a nice thing to have around here!

Josh surfing it up for us!

Andrew giving it a run for the first try!

Andrew ripping it up on the wake-board


Passed out on the way back

Then, a few hours after we returned, our sitter arrived. SHE IS WONDERFUL! Salem felt comfortable with her right off the bat, and Andrew and I were able to walk out of the house without a problem. It was THAT easy! Get this, Andrew and I had a talk about the "$3 money issue" that she was asking to get paid, and we just couldn't bring ourselves to pay her that poorly. It sounds like a steal of a deal, but come on, $3 an hour? Baby sitting is hard work and I sure as shit wouldn't work for that. So, we decided to pay her $5 (plus a little extra), and we still feel like we came out ahead! It gets even better, she didn't want to take the $35 I had given her, and said: "Mrs. Quinn, I can't accept all this money. It isn't right for me to take all of this, I would like to give $20 back to you." WTF kid? It's only $35, you watched my kid all night so I could go out and enjoy myself, it's 1AM, and my GOD, take the damn money, you earned it! She only lives 2 minutes away from me, she's a smart girl, and she bonded with my daughter; therefore, I will hold onto this one for dear life for the rest of our stay in Texas! Yes, she's a keeper!
We had to hit up Cold Stone after our yummy sushi!

WE enjoyed our evening with our friends Patrick and Heather who got married last weekend!