Definitely not newbies any longer - this is the start of season #8 and now with our new TT. HTT got a wonderful and loving home, so everyone is happy.
Even though his career background was manufacturing management, his brain does the engineer thing and maybe that's the problem. My brain says, "well, I flipped the switch and nothing happened, so let me try it again. Maybe again. OK, so better tell DH that it won't come on". Left brain/right brain/engineer brain.
DS#1 is very excited about this visit, as we are. His life has not been in a good place since his return on Wounded Warrior. He is coming without DIL (a good thing) and without the 2 DGSs who are almost grown, but both have commitments (hate to miss seeing them, but later). Can't remember the number of years since we've just had a sit down and catch up with just the 3 of us. Our DS#1 will be home tending to the doggies and has baseball team. I planned menus that I thought he'd like, we texted back and forth all day. Finally he asked the big question - no, not the one about giving him more $, but "would you fix salmon patties for one meal?????" Not exactly standard camping food, but salmon patties it is for Saturday lunch. Think the last ones he had were abut 16 years ago when we kept DGS#1 while DGS#2 was coming into this world.
His return on Wounded Warrior was not physical and maybe we're all finally ready for a quiet weekend just being. Also hoping that General Butler SP is not a jinx. Fingers crossed.