Hotel breakfast where it was discovered that Lizzy is speaking in sentences. She said "Da da ook" and pointed to the Cheerios she had dropped on the floor. Another trip to take advantage of an indoor pool/hot tub and then pack up and head for the north. We found the settlement of Gruene Texas to be quite quaint and the Gristmill Restaurant on the Guadalupe River to be wonderful. We did a short jaunt down the main street but with the 3 youngun's decided against the Clay Festival tents and headed for Fort Worth about 2:00pm. The kids slept most of the way and the adults shared ideologies, theories and personality discoveries most of the way home. It was good to have this time for conversation and rest for those who tired of the dialogue.
A quick stop for Blizzards and Bottom changes and we were on the last leg of the journey arriving at Glenann Drive at 6:30pm. The rest of the evening was recovery time with the kids playing and the adults doing well to stay upright. Watched some of the Cowboys/Yankees football game but we all gave in to sleep rather early. Abby, Joey and I shared the big bed and the kids slept well.
I've learned that when I schedule a trip too far in advance I ruminate on what will happen, how it will happen and the way I'll feel while it's happening way too much. I get this June Cleaver existence scripted and when things deviate from that script I am surprised and often time disappointed. There are no retakes in life and I like to think I'm flexible, but the script that I've embedded in my head is strong and keeps wanting to pull me toward it and I want to take those with me to the shoot. I know the kids need lead time to plan, but I also need time but mine needs to be substantially shorter or my script becomes to elaborate and convoluted to where no character actor could ever follow or perform to my high standards. We all know that June Cleaver died last week and somehow I need to let my script die also. Right now the Thanksgiving 2010 script is forming and it too will be a re-run of disappointment if I can't figure out how to turn it into America's Home Videos or something like it that is not so dramatic, perfect and Hollywood. After all we're not even close to California and the actors aren't union or even paid. We're all fallible people and to adapt the Will Rogers quote "I wouldn't be a part of any script with my name written into it because I will make the show a disaster."
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