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I like -- Captain Adorable -- Destroyer of Kitchen Junk Drawers

That was nice. A week off! Aside from a cold my son and I got, it was super relaxing and productive. Even though it rained a lot and peaked out at 60 degrees, I got rid of 2/3 of my unwanted crap in our garage sale and made $400 in the process. Yeah commerce!

This is also the first week Holly is here and it's been amazing. Here are this week's top 5 reasons:
- She thinks I'm funny and vise versa; i.e.: lots of laughing.
- She brought accessories: Doocou and Felix are adorable -- perfect cats. Doocou is here for the dog lovers amongst us. Felix is classic cat. They both start purring the minute you touch them.
- She knows how to cook amazing tasting, healthy food. And she buys it in bulk! Is that what those bins are for?
- She makes a perfect pot of coffee. And SHE makes it. Like every day this week. She's also cut my grass and run and emptied my dishwasher countless times. And lets not forget the 20 hours sitting in the cold making my garage sale happen.
- She's smart. Last night during the Graham Norton Show she busts into a monologue about recent PhD readings involving empathizing with other genders and the complications involved or actually the impossibility of that (as Graham fitted a large ungrateful bloke with a heavy pregnancy prosthetic suit). We had both had drinks. Who retains that kind of knowledge post drink and during television?

There's more, but I have to go be the one to make coffee this morning. That's right. This morning at 11 am. Thank you Sage for letting me sleep in and end my vacation on this fun and chilled out note. Life is good!

We bought the season pass and I am loving it! I can't believe I live 90 minutes from Sandusky and this is the first time I've ever had a pass for all summer. I am tempted to drive up there every spare moment. It's just so damn fun and relaxing. You feel like you've really gotten away. Here we are on opening day in front of Indy's favorite ride (Monster Trucks) -- looking happy and relaxed!

Already two great quotes from Holly an she's only been here 2 hours. No time for context, but she decided to name her next band "Greasy Beagle" and then there was the bit about someone spilling cat all over the dining room table. Doocou, a long black furry overfed boy cat, did in fact look spilled out all relaxed on the table. And Indy calls him Couscous.

Indy is off seeing Cousin Alex perform at her Gymnastic Meet tonight. Here are some Easter Part 2 pictures of the kiddies. I dressed my kid to match her dress.

It was awesome, as suspected. Kid loved it. I loved it. The summer of Cedar Point is off to a great start.

Perhaps it is the long winter, the 3-yr-old, the 104% business growth, the lupus, or my inability to ever relax . . . But regardless, I am jazzed about getting away. To anywhere.

That's why we're off to Castaway Bay in Sandusky. I know people always think I'm nuts going to these borderline white trash family destinations, but I'm telling you, if your kid is happy, you are happy. No matter what sweaty, mascot-wearing pedophile is hugging him at the Breakfast Buffet. You don't care because you're sipping coffee and enjoying the muffin leisurely as he stares, high fives, hugs, and kisses that bacteria infested costume.

This is what people are talking about when they say children, "Change Everything." Everything including what travel destination you would label an ideal "weekend getaway."