Sue arrived last week from NYC to meet Truman. Paul and I were practically on the runway to greet her, that's how excited we were to see her and benefit from her expertise as mom to MPM. She definitely had the touch with Truman.
On Wednesday, Sue chaperoned Alison and Truman at Target. It was the first time Truman really ventured out in public. He had a minor meltdown (which felt major to his mother), but Sue saved the day and whisked him off to Ladies' Clothing so Alison could choose a baby sling in peace. (But I swear the management was piping his screaming over the PA system. And that all the other babies were sleeping peacefully in their mothers' arms.) Anyway, Sue declared the trip a success because only one of us cried (Alison was sobbing on the inside, though) and we actually bought stuff. Hooray.
Austin endured its third hail storm of the year, a byproduct of a tornado that just grazed the city limits. It was truly frightening, with large hail raining down just after midnight as Alison, Truman and Sue huddled in the first-floor hallway and Paul took care of Luther in the back room. The house received minimal damage, but Sue's rental car? Well, that's another story. Our neighborhood was hit pretty hard, hard enough to make the local news. But Sue was miffed that no one showed up to profile HER story, so we include this photo as evidence that she qualifies as a Storm Victim. (By the way, the rental car company took care of everything although it looks as if they'll have to total the car.)
All in all, we think Sue was ready to head back to NYC at the end of the week. Thanks, MPM and Mrs. Murray, for letting us have her for a few days!
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