There and back

I’m back from a long weekend of going to Florida and back in three days. If you’ve never ridden 13-14 hours in a car with a seven-year-old I don’t recommend it. He wasn’t really that bad, only had one tantrum, but after eleven hours in a car I really want peace and quiet and to be left alone. But my cousin wanted me to play Deal or No Deal. He was Howie Mandel and I had to pick from these plastic tool cases that he had rescued from my parents’ trash. I must say, his Howie Mandel impression was good. He would peek into the case and say “Shana Norris…” pause and then throw the case wide open “…you made a GREAT DEAL!”

My new niece is adorable. She slept most of the time, but she did wake up a little more on Saturday and look around at everyone with a confused expression. She’s already trying to pick her head up, like she’s ready to get up and run around. I sat with her on the couch and carried her around Target while she just slept peacefully and looked cute. I kept threatening to pack her in my bag and bring her back home with me, but my seven-year-old cousin said no way, he didn’t want a baby riding back with us.

But she was just so, so cute.

And it was good to see the rest of my family too, of course. I miss them all.