Piercings

Mission accomplished. Though it took some doing. We headed to Eggberts for breakfast where I enjoyed delicious Eggs Benedict (to my friend J.: I thought of you the entire time 'cuz I know that's your favorite!) and pancakes. It was great! We then headed to a 'local' tattoo parlor which was closed til noon. And then we also noticed the sign that said 'no piercings for anyone under 18 even with parental consent'. Which B. read as 'without parental consent' and we had to point out 'no, they are refusing to do piercings for any 'non-adult' even IF they have their parents OK'. So we headed to the mall where there was a Claire's - but that was too 'girly' for them. Thankfully, the Zales store recommended another jeweler just down the way and we were successful. It was quick, apparently painless and done. They look good, though it's a bit 'strange' to see them with earrings in both ears. It's what they wanted and have wanted for a long time, and like my mom did many, many years ago, we made it as close to an 'Easter' gift as we could. They are happy. We headed to longs to purchase hydrogen peroxide and Qtips for the required cleaning - and got some more bottled water, jelly (we have peanut butter) and chips, and got the kids a $4.89 chess set. They are bonding over games of chess while we try to decide what to do next. We will leave the chess set here as our 'contribution' to the condo - would have bought the game of Life but the kids weren't interested in playing it with me.

We were planning to head up to Princeville but H. and I are both having 'stomach trouble' so we are sticking a bit closer to home for the moment. The kids might try to wedge in surf lessons today and then we can rent them boards and they can surf out in front of the condo all day. Tomorrow, we'll take a drive up further north and see the sites.

I logged into work email briefly to send a quick response from our county office that I saw on Friday and didn't respond to. That's it. Not looking there again for a couple days, at least. I promise. And I didn't end up bringing any work with me at all, which feels strangely good...though a bit guilty.

The beach is sunny and gorgeous today and even I am tempted to head out to the water. It's HOT today - thankfully, we're getting a good breeze off the ocean and have all the ceiling fans going non stop to draw in the cool air. Otherwise, it'd be a sauna in here with all these glass walls.