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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Extra Weekending

With an extra day to day, we spent our weekend
* with a special visitor who arrived late Thursday night
* at the library gathering many books to read
* reading those books together and alone. strewing them all over the house - on the floor, tables, beds, everywhere (I think they are getting better at carrying books home, since we seem to end up with a lot)
* going to a movie
* staying home so others could go to the Air and Space Museum at Dulles
* finishing a special baby blanket as well as one little bootie while getting some time alone
* completing both of my books, Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and starting another
* walking to breakfast
* playing at the park
* another movie for some of us
* a date day with my oldest spent having dinner, lots of frozen yogurt and walking to the bookstore where we camped out in the humor section reading and knitting
* riding the bus home in the rain after the date, because mama was cold and is a wee bit afraid of the dark
* tricking daddy by texting him about missing the bus while standing outside the front door
* worrying about a favorite lost LEGO minifig head
* finding new shoes for everyone - don't laugh when you see our group of five sporting fivefingers (yes, I find them very comfortable although not too cute)
* starting a new project and completing six of twelve stripes
* saying goodbye

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Extended HolidayAve


Grandpa Cates was delayed in his trip to visit, so the holiday festivities were extended a few more days. Much to everyone's delight he gifted us with a Wii. To Dave's delight, Grandma and Pap gave us Guitar Hero. Eamon loves playing Mario Kart. Dave LOVES Guitar Hero. Aine and Heather play a bit of bowling. Benton just likes using the steering wheel or controller without actually playing.