Lexi at her party on Saturday. She said the cream was banana-scented. Cracks me up!
We enjoyed a very laid-back weekend. The kids were out of school Friday so I worked from home and let them have a play date all day long. It’s amazing how kids can busy themselves for hours together. They had a fantastic time, although their bathroom and my closet were victims of the fun. Friday night we went out to Ruby Tuesdays and all enjoyed the salad bar. The kids were off to Scott’s parents for the night so you’d think Scott and I would have a great date night planned but no, these days we head straight to sleep. I still can’t believe I’m always the first one up these days.
Saturday morning I was up early doing edits on my eBook (I’m showing the title, cover and release date tomorrow!!) and then I convinced Scott to go with me to finally meet and have coffee with Sarah Cunningham. I read her book Picking Dandelions (go buy it!) a few months ago and connected to so much she was communicating. I knew we’d get along and at least from my perspective, we did just that over the next two hours. She was a great encouragement to me as an author, I enjoyed getting to know her a little more and it was great getting an update on One Thousand Premieres. If you haven’t checked that out yet, please do so. They are planning to retell the story of David and Goliath in a modern way and I am so psyched about it.
After that, we were off to the mall so I could get some jeans I could actually fit. Over the summer, yes, I let a few pounds creep on. And honestly? I’m not that motivated to work them off. I was happy to find Express had their jeans on sale AND I had a coupon.
Saturday afternoon Emma decided to stay over at Scott’s parents while Lexi went to a birthday party. We were all back together by dinnertime so I made some Tilapia and we played Monopoly.
Sunday morning was the normal these days…church, CVS and lunch. While Scott went on a bike ride and Emma stayed at Scott’s parents again, Lexi and I hung around the house (read: I worked on my book and she watched TV). Last night again we stayed in. We played Twister and Scott built a fire. Somewhere in the mix, Emma and Lexi were playing on our hammock and I think some strings got tangled and pulled and Lexi lost a tooth. Thankfully it was a baby tooth but oh the drama! We never did find the tooth. Last evening some friends came over to enjoy the fire that wouldn’t burn…all the wood was too green. Scott improvised by burning some paper and it didn’t matter anyway, we were having a great time talking.
So that was our weekend. I hope you had a great weekend and start to your week!
I love how seriously Lexi is taking her facial. Skin care is no joking matter; even at (almost) 7 years old.
I spent my weekend learning what life with a teenager who is too young to drive is like. Matthew was invited to join a Musical Worship group that meets before Youth Group on Fridays so I picked both kids up from school, quickly fed him something to eat and had him at Church by 5pm. On Saturday, Leila’s Youth Group has a pyjama party at the Church and Matthew went to Canada’s Wonderland for the Halloween Haunt with a his friends Emily and Olivia. We picked the girls up, dropped Leila at the Church and headed to the park. It seems that every teenager/young person in the GTA decided to go to Halloween Haunt that night as it took 45 minutes for us to exit the highway. By the time I got the kids dropped off, I had just enough time to get back to the Church and pick up Leila. I took her home, had a quick cup of tea and a bathroom break and headed back to get Matthew and his friends. I got there a bit early as the park closed at midnight and I figured all the parents would be arriving at the same time. I was right. I finally got the kids in the car at 12:30am and headed home. It was 1:35am by the time we dropped each of the girls off, made sure they were safely inside and got back to our house. Yesterday afternoon after Church, Matthew’s “band” (three friends, their guitars and amps) came to our house for band practice. That meant making snacks and doing a whole lot of extra dishes. Teenagers eat A LOT! I am only now beginning to understand how much work my Mother had with 5 kids in the house. I need a weekend to recover my weekend. 🙂
SO excited to hear more about your eBook tomorrow. I can’t wait to be able to buy it.
Carolyn, you make me extra thankful for our laid back weekends. Seriously, I’m exhausted reading through all that. You are an awesome mommy though to do that for them!
whoaaaa I need a nap!!!!
Love love love this pic of Lexi!!!
I’m so thankful for our Youth Pastor and the Worship Team he has assembled so when the kids became more involved at Church it made me really happy. It just means that I spend a lot more time in the car now that Matthew is in Sr. Highs and Leila is in Jr. Highs. Matthew has always been so quiet and it has been amazing to watch him find a place where he is comfortable and so engaged with others. Pastor Steve tells me that Matthew is the “quietest, non-quiet guy he knows”. He’s found the place where he can be a complete goofball but where he is also encouraged to share his love of God with others. Leila’s Youth Group got new Leaders this year who are just as fantastic as the ones who moved on to other Ministries. We are blessed to have wonderful role models for our youth so the extra mileage on my car is completely worth it!
I joke with the kids that all the time I spend driving them to and from activities will come back to them when I am too old to safely drive and they are stuck with me. 🙂