Post Trip Stress Disorder

So, I've been bad about getting back into the blog thing.  Call it summer time laziness, blame my Accutane or Post Trip Stress Disorder (PTSD).  We had such a good time on our trip, and then my cousin and her hubby (Kelly and Anthony) came into town for the week, and I'm prepping to teach vacation bible school next week.  Mostly, I'm happy to wear my pajamas all day, never shower, and let my kids watch TV endlessly... mom of the year...

Well, here's my catching up on my blog, because I can do that without exerting physical energy (now that I collected my camera and the cord).

It may look like Anna Belle's pouting in the photo below, but she's really sleeping.  She wouldn't respond to us at all... totally out.  Grilled cheese after playing in the pool at Heidelberg obviously wore her out.

We tried the burgers and chili at Pheonix Saloon for the first time.  It was a cool venue with good burgers.  A senior citizens club had dance lessons while we ate, which was pretty fun.

Another first for our time in New Braunfels, we went to the snake farm.  We managed to not get any pictures of the snakes, but they had a little petting zoo outside.

Jeffrey spent about half the week with us in New Braunfels.  The kids adore him and I loved having his help with the kids.  I got to read the Inferno by Dan Brown (writer of the Da Vinci Code), which was really a treat.

I didn't take many pictures of our week with Kelly and Anthony, but here's a few from yesterday.  We went to see the tall ship Elissa, on Pier 22, near Galveston's Strand.  This photo was taken from the Elissa museum with the ship in the background.  As you can see, the ship was undergoing a major renovation.  Expert carpenters worked around us while we toured.  Watching the framing go up for the canopy and all the furniture assembly impressed me.  I look forward to seeing the finished product on a later trip.

I. love. this. pic.

While I've been a sloth, Taylor made grape jelly from the grapes we grew on the vine on our fence in our backyard.  We decided it has enough sugar that it can't be bad.  It needs to sit at room temperature for 24 hours, and then it can be refrigerated.  Maybe we'll try it out tomorrow night with cheese and crackers.