So we have had enough excitement to last us a while. Suncya we headed to St. Stimons Island to see my dearest friend Betsy and her family. They live in Texas so this is usually the only time I get to see her all year, so I was looking so forward to this trip. We got there Sunday morning and had a great time at the beach together. Kids had a blast. On our way back to the condo, Todd pulled into the complex and a woman decided to back out into our convertible.....crap!!!! So we spent the next hour dealing with police report etc. Had a great rest of the day, although my stomach was in knots because I am ticked my car is ruined. Went out to eat at the Red Barn on the Island and it was yummy. The next morning, Todd and Rick went out on a shark fishing trip and had lots of luck. Caught quite a few sharks with the largest that they got to the boat being about 4 foot long. While the guys were off fishing, we took the kids to the beach again and they had a great time! Bailey attempted skim boarding with the boys and Sarah decided tanning was the name of the game for the day. We headed to Barbara Jeans for a dinner of "she crab" soup and their famous crab cakes. We said our goodbyes and headed back to Tifton. Drove through some hellacious rain but all went well.....until we got home. We arrived home to find out Reilly was gone. The kids were really upset and I was trying to stay calm for them. We looked everywhere we could and to no avail she was no where. A really bad storm came through that night so we were of course really worried about her. Tuesday morning I went out on a search for her, reported her missing with the animal shelter, the local vets, the microchip company that is in her, and we posted signs up everywhere. Still no luck finding her. I then start going into freak out mode cuz I am realizing she may not be come home. Another storm comes through and now I am really worried about her. Still no luck all day. Wednesday morning we go on another search for her and she is still no where. I go home and decide to start painting the kitchen to get my mind off things....storm starts brewing outside again. The phone rings about 3:00 and I answer it. A woman down the road from us calls and says "I have your baby!" I started screaming and crying like a 5 year old cuz I am so excited. We went down to get her and the woman said she had been there since Monday and that she didn't feed her cuz she figured she would go home if she didn't do that, but that the storms we had made Reilly go hide underneath her deck and she couldn't get her out. When she finally did get her, she called the number on her tag which was our vets office and the gave her our number. So happy ending after all the drama!
Today had to get up at 5 am to take Bailey to Macon for her 6 month check up.....drove an hour and a half to be in the office for 7 minutes to here the doctor say, "it all looks great", and then drive home for another hour and a half. Got home and had to go get an estimate on the car which was $3300. Got home and insurance appraiser came to look at car and he says close to $4000.....so we will see what happens next.
I am exhausted after this weekend/week of events because my brain is mentally shot, but this too shall pass. And as my dad told me, "Nadine, your life is always exciting...there is always something going on....you need to write a book!" I guess this is as close to a book as I will get for a while cuz I am too tired and too busy to find the time!
Here is hoping this weekend and next week will be better. Sarah starts drivers ed this coming week. The girls have only 3 weeks left before the first day of school....can't believe summer is over already!
