Home again!

So I am back home safely after a fabulous vacation. Annabelle had a great time at the beach, as did her parents. Aside from my painful sunburn, we are none the worse for wear. It was fantastic to come home to a furnished house and our garden is still doing well thanks to Tommy! The tomato plant has nearly doubled in size since we left on vacation. I will try to get a pic up ASAP. Today at work I was astonished to see several mothers encouraging their children to steal gumballs from our machine when it malfunctioned, giving out free gumballs. I reminded them that taking things without paying for them is called stealing, but they were loath to admit their indiscretion and pay for the gumballs their children had stuffed into their cheeks. One mother sent her child back in with a quarter, a gesture which would have been admirable, if the kid's cheeks weren't so stretched out that I could count all 4 gumballs on each side. He nearly ejected a few during his apology, which was insincere at best. Ugh. What is wrong with some of these parents? Truly incredible. Nanna(a.k.a. MIL) is in town for a few days and we are enjoying her immensely. Granddad arrives for Annabelle's birthday on Thursday and we are getting pumped for her party on Friday. Hope things are well in your vida, and don't steal any gumballs!