But enough of the boring law stuff. Last weekend was, well, interesting. Friday night was the first time this fall that it had gotten really cold. As you know, we live in a very old house, with the original windows, and it is very expensive to heat. In previous years, it was a treat to turn the thermostat up to 68 or 69, and that only happened when company was coming. It's a bit of a different story with a little one now. We do have a portable heater in Connor's room, but we had a bit of a scare with that recently, and are very lucky that the spark it caused when the circuit overloaded did not catch Connor's crib bedding on fire. We got that problem fixed and that little heater works wonders in his room, but last Friday it was COLD in the rest of the house and so we broke down and turned on the heat. We waited for it to kick on, and waited, and waited some more. Unfortunately, we think the pilot light on the boiler is out so we shut it off and turned on the portable heater in our room as well. Luckily, it started to warm back up the next day and we have someone coming to replace a part so the light can stay on.
Who would have thought that I'd ever prefer this over going out for drinks as my Friday night entertainment? Unfortunately, because Connor now loves the jumperoo, I no longer have an excuse to neglect basic household chores, like vacuuming and laundry.
On Saturday morning, my mom drove up to see us and spend some time with Connor. Ryan had plans to go fishing that afternoon, so it was nice to have some company. We took the little guy for a walk and then watched the ND-Stanford game. What a nail biter, but ND won in OT and are now 6-0!
Who needs heat when you have a baby and a dog to snuggle with to keep warm?
After the game, Connor enjoyed spending time with Nana while I went to pick up our dinner at Joy Thai. I think one of the reasons my mom likes to come to Williamsport without my dad is that she gets to eat foods that my dad would never try! On Sunday morning about an hour after my mom left, I got a call from my dad. At first I assumed that he just wanted to see if she had left, but then I realized that he probably didn't care what time she left, so immediately had a bad feeling. Turns out my instincts are pretty good - my dad was calling to let me know that my mom had been in an accident and he was on his way up to Geisinger Hospital to pick her up. It was a tense few hours waiting to hear from him, but thankfully (miraculously) she escaped with just some bruises, scrapes and soreness. A car going in the opposite direction came into her lane while trying to pass the car in front of it and it sounds like they clipped back ends while swerving to avoid the head on collision. My mom's car rolled and was totalled. The other driver was an elderly woman who unfortunately did not fare so well and we are all so very thankful that my mom had a guardian angel looking out for her. It could have been much worse and it really puts things into perspective - makes us thankful for every day we get to spend with loved ones. We all know that my mom wasn't exactly the most adventurous driver to begin with, and it was a big deal for her to find her way to Williamsport by herself since it is out of her 4 mile radius comfort zone, so we are hoping that this accident won't prevent her from coming back to see us!
Connor is so happy that Nana is okay!
The rest of the week was pretty uneventful. Just busy with work. We have a couple busy weekends coming up so hopefully I'll have more pictures and fewer long stories!
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