I'm baaaaaack!-Trip recap

It hasn't been going super well, which would explain my lack of posting. My trip, however, was really awesome!!! I got in to Missoula pretty late, and just 2 chapters short of finishing Twilight!! Oh yeah, it was really really good! We stayed a a B&B just outside town, a HUGE house from the 70's, but comfy and gorgeous view. The owner was a french lady who made us a great breakfast, I hadn't eaten more than a bite or two in a couple days so it really hit the spot. And who could argue with dessert for breakfast?? LOL So we headed back to Great Falls and I spent the majority of the time sleeping or just hanging out. It was really cold (for me, anyway) but I managed to stay warm the whole time. It was good to feel some crisp air for a change. The main event was probably the scary cowboy bar we went to to hear our friend Mary Lu sing. It was the "Ramble Inn". LOL It was pretty scary in there, talk about some creepy rednecks, I'm tellin ya. I think they were all named Sea Bass!!! LOL It was like out of a movie or something. Like my moms boyfriend Ron says "It looks like some of those guys haven't seen real people in quite a while". I felt pretty out of my element, I felt like I had a big spotlight over my head with all the wierd looks I was getting. Oh well It was a cultural experience, and I only got asked to dance once, Yikes. The next day we went out shopping and just hanging around, I took another nap of course and then went to bed early. It felt so good to SLEEP uninterupted! Then Monday we went out to the quilt shop and I got to pick material for a quilt that my mom is making me...I am SO excited!! It will be gorgeous. Then I set up a blog for my mom and then it was already time to head back to the airport. It was very low-key and uneventful....which was exactly what I needed!!!! I think my camera batteries are low so I can't get any pics off of it yet but hopefully I will be able to tomorrow.

Like I said, I had a rough first day back yesterday, just overwhelmed with the house that was filthy, a very full week of activities and hair to do, and I ran my car into my closed garage door, so that was pretty bad. And you would think that the kids having me back would be all on their good behavior, but lets just say I lost it last night amd officially cancelled Christmas. So far I haven't seen much of an effort to redeem themselves, so it may be a permanent cancellation.

I have spent the entire day today deep cleaning my house, I'm almost half done so I'm feeling more like myself again. I even put up Thanksgiving decorations (they are kind of lame, but the kids like it) since I was so innocently asked by Ellie yesterday at her piano lesson "Did you forget to take down your Halloween decorations???" LOL I thought it was pretty funny. Things are getting back to normal, and hopefully with some new law enforcement around the house it will be better than before! Santa is definetly keeping tabs on things around here.