The thing I love about three-day weekends is the extra time I get to spend with my family. That's the goal every weekend, but by the time I wash clothes, clean the bathroom, wipe the kitchen counters and run to Target and the grocery store, there isn't much time left for family.
We try to fit as much fun as we can in between chores and errands. During a marathon shopping trip yesterday, my son and I spent a good 45 minutes in Barnes & Noble reading books and playing with trains. I also stocked up on story, coloring and sticker books to keep him entertained when we fly to Iowa to visit my in-laws in late June.
After we ate lunch yesterday, we sat in the shopping center's outdoor amphitheater and listened to a blues band. Jack loves music. He was so riveted I had to push his hand to his mouth a couple of times to remind him to eat his chocolate chip cookie before it melted all over his hand. It didn't work. He still had chocolate all over his hands and face, but he also had a good time.
Today, we spent most of the morning and early afternoon at our friends' son's birthday party. Jack had a blast running around with friends he doesn't see often, riding a "big kid" bike and playing in the sand. After he and his dad had a nice long nap, during which I got to write for more than an hour without interruption (until I decided to go to the grocery store), we played outside this afternoon. While Jeff went for a run, Jack and I had a snack while he watched cartoons and I squeezed in another hour of almost uninterrupted writing.
We have another birthday party tomorrow afternoon, this time for my niece who's turning 9. (Nine! I can't believe it! Katie and our nephew, Orion, will be in the double digits next year.) We'll barbecue, swim in the pool and hang out at grandma and grandpa's house with our extended family. Those are the kinds of summer days I love. Life really is good.
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