The Best and Worst

Well, now that we've been home for nearly 24 hours, I have some thoughts on this trip...and particularly on coming home (since Jessy already posted a very lengthy blog giving the details of the actual trip). So here are the best and worst of coming home after a two week trip--

BEST--The kids are happy to be back in their domain; in fact, they're very relaxed.
WORST--Hunter is so relaxed, he had three bowel movements in the space of a couple of hours this morning--and they're not nice after eating junk food, sugar, and amoxicillan for the past few days.
WORST--Finding a multi-lane superhighway trail of ants from the front door to the kitchen table and counter (for those of you who don't know, this is about 30 feet, I think--it's far anyway, for ants!), eating the box of cereal that was left out and the one dish that was left soaking.
BEST--Realizing the ants somehow didn't make it to the pantry.
WORST--Finding a centipede under my church bag.
BEST--It was dead.
WORST--Looking at all the yardwork that needs doing.
BEST--It rained so the plants and grass aren't all dead!
BEST--Coming home to 90 degree weather.
WORST--Knowing it's only spring and will be getting much hotter.
WORST--Having a cleaning inspection two days before heading overseas.
BEST--Coming home to a clean house (minus the critters)...at least it was until we unpacked.
BEST--Having a day to recuperate before starting the daily grind.
WORST--Trying to go to church on that day of rest....HA HA HA HA!!! (Savannah had the giggles during sacrament meeting, we forgot Hunter's binky, and Collin was just plain tired--not exactly how church should be.)
BEST--Coming back home, to the routine.
WORST--Leaving family.

Well, Collin just wandered in--it's almost 7:30 pm and everyone else is sleeping. I'd better get the dishes done so all the ants that didn't die in the Mortein assault last night don't find anything when they come back.