Saturday, October 20, 2018 & Sunday, October 21, 2018 - Catching up with Misti & Marc

Saturday, October 20, 2018 & Sunday, October 21, 2018 - Catching up with Misti & Marc and their families

Saturday - One of the things we miss while traveling is seeing and spending time with all of our kids.  While we saw both my daughter Misti and son Marc at Logan's "leaving for the Navy" dinner with family and friends, we didn't get to visit too much one on one.  Marc and I talked on the phone while we were in Oklahoma.  When I found out he and Jennifer had things going on Saturday and Kamron would be involved too, I asked about having Jaxson come and spend today with us and stay overnight with Papa and I.  

After breakfast, I ran over to G&W to get the groceries we will need for the week.  After bringing them back and putting them away, I then headed to Parsons to pick up a few things at Walmart before I stopped to get Jaxson.  He was ready to go, with his whales and clothes in tow.  

I called Misti earlier to see if she wanted to come by while Jaxson was here.  She suggested we just come by when we get back to Oswego, so we did.  We had a good visit with her and Haleigh.  I've mentioned before that Misti was accepted into the physical therapy assistant program at Labette Comunity College.  She spends a good part of her time either in class or studying.  Fortunately, we arrived while they were having lunch so we didn't have to take her away from her work too long, since she has a major test on Monday she is preparing for.

One of her study tools is a magnetic body puzzle.  On one side it shows the skeleton, and the other side shows muscles and maybe tissue (I can't remember - but Jaxson did - because he told his mom and dad what it was).  Misti pointed out various bones and he remembered the locations of the humorous, clavicle and ribs.  He was able to tell his mom and dad where they were located when we took him home on Sunday.   I think if he had one of those puzzles he would have all of the parts memorized in no time.   

During his stay with us at the RV we talked about whales, A LOT!  We also talked about the solar system, A LOT!  He is like a sponge when something interests him; he soaks up every little detail, which he shared with me several times.  It was fun and I learned A LOT!  

It was cute when he was telling me about the solar system though.  He said Nana, what is the planet closest to the sun, and then leaned in to me and whispered, Mercury; as if I wouldn't have a clue what it was.  He did this each time he asked me which planet was next.....and he knew the exact order.  He could also tell us what kind of planet it was, what made up the solar system, how many planets there were, etc.  It was as if he had read it and was repeating it out of an encyclopedia.  

His dad shared a video with me a few days ago of Jaxson "teaching his class".  It was so fun to watch him ask his class members questions, call on different students and then walk to the board, point to what was there and explain the answer to the question he was asking the class.  I was impressed that at 6, he mimicked the role playing as a teacher so well.

He also loves dinosaurs.  We do not have children's shows on Dish anymore, so Papa took a look on Amazon Prime and found Dina's Dino Adventure.  He said, Oh, I like that show.  He watched several episodes throughout the day when we were not playing or talking about whales and solar systems.  

He also likes to play video games.  I told him we would try to find one on my Kindle that he could play for awhile.  We found Fishdom.  It amazes me how quick kids can catch on to these games and know what to do!  I enjoyed watching him play that for awhile before we had a little snack and then got him ready for bed.  

All too soon it was bedtime.  I made up his bed on the couch and he was asleep pretty quick.  We had a very enjoyable day.  


Sunday - I turned the alarm off on my phone last night so it wouldn't wake Jaxson up this morning.  I came downstairs a little after 5 and started the coffeepot and did a few exercises while waiting for it to perk.  The exercises help the time go by while the coffee perks, so a win-win!  I hoped that I wouldn't wake Jaxson up with the coffee pot perking.  I read some blog posts and played a game while waiting for Dean and Jax to wake up.  When I turned on the small light behind our chairs it did not come on, so I guess I need to replace the bulb.  Needless to say I could not read with no light.  Dean came down a short time later, and it was almost 7 before Jaxson finally began to stir.

He picked right up where he left off last night talking about whales and the solar system.  He really eats that stuff up.  There was another subject we mentioned that he also told us alot about, but right now it doesn't come to mind.  (If only I had his memory)  I told Marc we would drive Jaxson back to Parsons and we planned to leave between 10-10:30, after some clothes finished up in the dryer.

We stayed and visited with Marc, Jen and Kamron for awhile.  Dean went outside with Marc to take a look at the new shop he built for his "side" business, The Sawshack Redemption.  He keeps very busy with projects.  I also had to check out Kamron's newly painted and decorated room.  It is a soft pink on the two large side walls and grey on the smaller end walls. She has a beautiful, new bedspread and pillow shams.  They plan to put new flooring down soon, and she said her dad is going to build her a desk.  She was really proud of her room and I understand why.  She loves art and decorating.  For only 13, she does an excellent job at it.  

When Dean and I left we needed to make another stop at Walmart for a couple of things I forgot to get yesterday, plus a few more things Dean thought of later.  It didn't take us too long.  Since it was getting close to 12:30 and I'm going to my sister Crystal's house for our sisterfest today, which starts at 1, we stopped at Taco Bell on the way home for lunch on the go.  It wasn't too bad and it was cheap, so that was good.

Dean dropped me off at Crystal's where the four of us girls visited for a couple of hours, and Sister Cindy took me back to the RV

I was so tired I just fixed Hamburger Helper for supper.  I try to keep a package on hand for nights like this and I was sure glad I did.  A quick, simple meal.

Dean watched the Chiefs game while I read blogs and "played that silly game I downloaded for Jax" for a little while.  It WAS fun!