Our long weekend is only half over, and we've already packed in so much fun. I spent most of Friday afternoon in the kitchen, preparing our 4th of July cookout. I tried a delicious, new recipe from a magazine my grandma gives me for Christmas, "Cuisine at Home." The mango-glazed ribs were melt-in-your-mouth delicious. I served them with corn on the cob, oven roasted potatoes, salad from my garden, the kids' strawberry ladybugs, and the 4th of July cake (made by Sis and decorated by her and Buddy).
Later Stephen brought the kids to fireworks with their cousins and Uncle Tom while Krista and I hung out with Papoose and enjoyed a peaceful walk, some uninterrupted talking time and lots of laughs. Poor Baby Boy was the only one who had a miserable evening. He was terrified of the fireworks and ended up spending the last hour in the car. When he got home, he started looking frantically for his baby brother and said, "I want to hold him!" Then he told me, "Those fireworks were TOO MUCH!"
Yesterday we headed to the lake and enjoyed 5 glorious hours of relaxation and fun in the sun. Then we had Adam for dinner and watched an action-packed movie, "Vantage Point." My adrenaline is still racing!
As you can see, I haven't squeezed in some of the more productive activities I had planned on. I'm still waiting for that quiet block of time to order my curriculum, clean my house, and respond to many overdue e-mails. It feels great to be kind of irresponsible and to create so much spontaneous fun with my family!
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