A frappuccino with a friend, the same friend who kindly helped clean the kitchen and wrangle the six into bed.
A Saturday snowday, a first weekend in May tradition, and special bonus for Dan who was helping friends move (and for the friends, I’m sure); hot chocolate, E’s melty butter toast, and PBS for the rest of us. Huge, fluffy, clusters of snow. Dizzying, beautiful, and so ineffectually captured by camera.
An afternoon of roller-coaster emotions, cravings for pudding, surfing for light fixtures, and packing boxes. Dan and many helpers learning (via YouTube) how to skim coat a ceiling while I chuckle at the commentary, “He’s so tall.” “I think he’s tricking us.” “Is it a trick, Daddy?”
A morning lay-in, nail polish on patient toes, Skype chat with Grandpa S and his dog; then Daddy out with the three big littles for a girl’s magic class and reno shopping.
Meanwhile an hour of frantic cleaning for me – a last-minute showing. Thankfulness for the hypnotic power of television as I plop two kids down while I hide cloth diapers and sweep crumbs. Grabbing little sis from her nap and whisking us over to the playground across the alley.
An unexpected hour at the park, an eye out for the showing realtor, gratitude for the (mostly) dry grass after yesterday’s snowstorm. Four-year-old races, rocks in shoes, baby eating grass.
Home again for dinner by daddy, pudding and inevitably macaroons by mommy, and the bedtime marathon.
Finishing it off with a touch of knitting, a new Sherlock, and a cup of tea.
Busyness, full minds, sweet pleasures, full hearts – this is how we’ve spent our weekend.
How was yours?
Wishing you all a beautiful new week!
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joining Amanda for weekending
Snow? A May tradition?!!! That just makes my brain stop Rachel! 🙂 We were 95 degrees on Saturday with the humidiy just about the same, crazy hot! You really do just need to come here and go to the beach with me, I’ll hold the baby!
I was so bummed that I missed the new Sherlock. I am hoping it is on PBS online. Fingers crossed on the last minute showing. When we sold our last house I had three littles and a St Bernard. I would run around frantically drag gin the dog and my babes out to the park. Snow sounds amazing, but in May! Dave and a few friends redid some ceilings once. He said it was a lot of dirty messy work. Good luck to Dan (and I love the commentary – it sounds like here)
I did quite a bit of sewing, and we walked a lot. I want to go back to bed & take a nap after reading about your weekend – it sounds exhausting! xo
I’m glad to see that the snow’s gone. It’s good those May snows don’t last long. Love that picture of Mira!
Sounds crazy, our neighbors are showing their house as well so I often have a couple little house guests while they get some cleaning done.
I LOVE Sherlock! Such a fun series!
what a weekend! I love snow so much and yet I’m glad we did not get any. Have fun making your new house a home 🙂
What?!?! Snow?!?! Holy Cow! That’s crazy…but your weekend sounds just a little crazy busy. I’m ready for a nap just reading it. Hope your week is a little calmer and the last minute showing pays off!
snow? seriously? gah!
and laughing because i often see a similar scene when the mr. is watching something on youtube…so familiar.
sounds like your sweet tooth was properly sated this weekend *officially jealous*
such lovely pictures. oh my. snow? well, we’re going skiing to crystal mtn (near mtn rainier) soon, so i guess it’s possible. fingers crossed for a sale.
Why is Simon so sad?
What would weekends be without some craziness. Love the pics, especially lady M.
This makes me want pudding and PBS. Amidst all the hubbub this sounds delightful.
Skim coating? my husband’s done a little of that and a lot of smoothing down ‘stalactite’ ceilings (you know those awful cheap drywall mud technique that builders use?) We want flat ceilings, thank you very much.
Sounds busy busy busy, but lovely. Pretty soon, this will be a distant memory for you.