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It’s just after midnight, and I am sitting on my in-laws’ porch in Clarence, NY, sipping a mug of Chamomile tea… thinking back on a crazy week of fun.

But one of the more memorable things about the week was that it felt like there were a few days that just didn’t happen at all! I could NOT remember what day it was this week!!!

Let’s start waaaay back at Sunday. Last weekend I finished up a video edit for some friends who went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. They asked the Tuesday before the Sunday that they needed it for a special lunch they were having at their church. I got it done in time, and, since Jen and Julia weren’t at the “top of their game”, I took Alex & Kirsten up to the party by myself. We stayed for lunch, and watched most of the video… but headed out early to get some needed items at the stores nearby there and head home to be with Mom (who still wasn’t feeling great.) That night I was supposed to do a Buffalo Bills Review, but ended up being postponed to Monday night. So, it was a full, full day.

Monday was quite strange as Jen’s parents (on whose porch I now sit) came through our town, and whisked away the other five members of my family to visit the NY State Fair for the day! They had a blast, but as I mentioned earlier here on my blog, it was very strange being alone the whole day. And, due at least in part to that strange aloneness, I pretty much lost a day. I thought Monday was the 26th (it was the 27th) and just really lost that entire day. Then, add to that a super late night due to the Bills podcast, and Tuesday was pretty confusing to me…

I really was getting confused.

I forgot to put the trash out Tuesday morning, because it never occurred to me that it actually was Tuesday. Crazy things like that. I couldn’t get on track last week.

Then, when talking with a friend who shares a birthday with her husband (Aug 29th, part of last week…) we talked about having them come over for dinner/snacks on Wednesday, their birthday. That was such a fun idea, I decided to plan a bit of a surprise party around it! Well, plans kept changing, but we eventually made it happen on Thursday night. I was making tequeños, and several good friends were coming to celebrate with us/them. But, it’s always an adventure with these friends…

An hour before they were to come over, they called and said they would be getting there around 9, and then have to leave to get their sister at the airport later that night. (Later that night?? There are only 3 hours left in the night at 9pm…) 🙂 I thought about calling off the party, since the guests of honor would not be there, but… we went ahead with it anyway and it turned out great!. We had (eventually) 12 kids and 9 adults there for the impromptu party! It was a blast. Tequeños were great, and we even went up to Chill & Grill for ice cream! Awesome!

After they all left (around 11:00 or so) we sat down to watch the BIlls final pre-season game, which we had TiVo-ed earlier in the evening. Starting a 3-hour football game at 11:15… even for Mr. Late Night was a risky thing to do. Especially a pre-season game. 🙂 And yes… midway through the second half… I fell asleep. Tried THREE TIMES to finish the game again (when I would wake up and rewind to where I left off) but to no avail. Ended up watching it the next day.

Speaking of the next day… That Friday morning, I first cleaned up from the party, then I went to help some friends finish moving. Then I went shopping. Then I ate lunch. Then I packed up to head here to Clarence. So, what was supposed to be a work day was not one at all.

And again… calendar confusion ruled with an iron fist. A big, heavy, confusing iron fist. 🙂

So, I know today is Sunday. Well, to me it’s the end of Saturday. We had an excellent day, visiting with Grandma and Grandpa, Duff’s chicken wings for lunch with our friends the Drakes, and then a date-night with our friends the Chis. They treated us to roast beef (beef on weck) at Andersons, and some ice cream, too! (Oh, and a pug cake!) And earlier in the day, Dave schooled me on his Wii. (Boxing and baseball.) We played a fun game with the Chis, too. Good stuff.

And tomorrow begins the Walker Family Reunion. An annual Labor Day weekend event. (With a recording of the BBR thrown in there for good measure.)

Long, crazy week. But full of lots of the people we love the most.

It couldn’t be better. 🙂