This is day 237 of 4 hours of sleep. The great news is I'm getting a lot done--like housecleaning, laundry and watching the weather updates on Milton*, because there isn't a lot to do at 3 a.m. in Texarkana.
My favorite human, Patrick and his mother (my wonderful sister-in-law) left yesterday. His cousins loved on him for four days, Buck took him geocaching and made all kinds of Lego creations which might actually impress a special architect friend of mine. Patrick liked the idea that he has toys in two different states. Additionally, Patrick and Polly made birthday cookies for Buckaroo. Even Luna got into the action, making sure to play with her long-lost pal every chance she got.
We took an hour drive to Mount Pleasant (population 16,000) on Monday where we toured the Sweet Shop, the largest hand-crafted chocolate factory in US. The Sweet Shop provides private label the chocolate to many retailers including Nordstrom's, Neiman Marcus, Target and Buc-cees stores. Plus, between Patrick's charm and Buckaroo's self-proclaimed "drop dead gorgeousness" the two got their fair-share of free samples from the cute 20-something tour guide who would have been flipping her hair off her shoulder every time she smiled at Buck (or he at her), if we weren't all wearing hairnets in the factory.
Patrick is enamored with all things Texarkana. Knowing this, last Christmas, I gave him a book series from Cal, a local author who writes books for boys. Cal is a friend and one of the fellow founding members of the Golden Quill Writers. He wanted to meet fan-boy Patrick. And Patrick wanted to meet his (ahem!) Favorite Author. Tuesday before Patrick and his mother drove back to Dallas, we went to Cal's office, where the meet-and-greet took place and Patrick got to meet "someone famous."
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| Patrick and Cal |
*Speaking of Milton, I have a cousin in Tampa. Marty's Uncle Sunshine lives on an island west of Fort Myers and my brother Darwin is in Boca Raton--on the east side of the state.
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