Reproductive Benefits

After three man-years of child-rearing, it was nice to get five hours of reimbursatory fun.

Hit the hospital for a quick follow-up on my wrist, where more x-rays and a consult with a sports physician (yay! steroids!) were ordered. Then Ainsley, Ryan, and Erin swung up to "the building" to join in on DTRA's annual Family Day. Ryan rode a horse, a train, and an airplane (and wanted to ride the nuclear materials sniffer robot), then we had a picnic in the shade.
(Erin rode daddy for a bit.)
Seemed to enjoy themselves on a beautiful, warm/not hot day, and I was touched by the number of times I heard other people, talking amongst themselves, comment on how adorable my children were. Ryan caused a bit of a stir by blocking an entrance to a doorway when he suddenly had to dance to Shania Twain's "Feel Like a Woman".

We now have a new roof and new gutters, and after I get the contractors to fix the roof and the gutters (sigh), we'll hopefully have a leak- and drip-proof house. Fingers crossed.