This week was really nice and slow. Brenna had an art camp class Monday through Friday in the afternoons. The theme was “Where in the World?” and each day they covered a different country and made three projects plus a passport booklet to keep at the end. The teacher even took their photos and put them in the front. They studied Ghana, Egypt, Mexico, Japan, and Australia. The teacher was really fun and she had a blast. It was also nice because I had two hours to myself every afternoon this week. It’s not a huge chunk of time but I spent it either at the nearby library or going home to chill for a bit. The only other thing we did this week was have lunch with friends one day before camp and run a few small errands here and there. It was awesome.
We got notification yesterday that her homeschool enrichment program will start two weeks later than planned. This came as quite a surprise but I guess it’s not a big deal. We don’t have to worry about it until September now which means August will seem a bit more summery than it would have otherwise. I’d still like to formally begin our school year at home though. I’m not sure what day. I can’t do it this week because we have some activities planned that eat into our mornings on at least two of the days so maybe the 18th.
We’re having a very nice slow weekend also. Brenna went to her usual grandma visit on Saturday. Tom and I went to lunch at Mimi’s Cafe. We both got the same thing. On the breakfast menu they have a seasonal asparagus omelet and it was sooooo good. After that we ran to Target then to the liquor warehouse where we never fail to feel like a couple of alcoholics upon checkout. I got three six packs of things I like plus a bottle of my favorite Folonari Pinot Grigio wine (it’s the only wine I’ll drink actually) and Tom got three six packs of things he wanted plus a bottle of Merlot and Starbucks cream liquer. He wanted something like Bailey’s and we came across the Starbucks stuff. We laughed at first but he ended up getting it anyway. They also had a coffee version and we figured that one must be similar to Kahlua so may try that another time.
After we all got home I watched Penelope with Brenna and it was such a good movie! I loved it so much! Brenna liked it too. Tom didn’t watch it because he was outside mowing the yard but it wasn’t his kind of movie anyway. I also rented Lion For Lambs but we haven’t seen it yet. I am hoping to see it tonight.
Today was a very lazy day. Tom got some much needed manly garage time. Meanwhile I cleaned the upstairs a little and vacuumed up there plus the stairs. We cleaned the guinea pig enclosure too which is my most despised chore in the house I think. Anyone want a couple of guinea pigs?? Then I taught Brenna how to play grown-up Monopoly with our Denver set. I bought it many years ago at a gift store down in Manitou Springs. She was only a baby then so it must have been over 8 years ago. It was sitting upstairs in a closet all this time. Funny enough when I picked up the game and ended upcleaning out that shelf (somehow getting the game resulted in a half hour mission to organize the entire closet) I found some documents going back to when I was pregnant. I found the brochure for the homebirth classes I took, our typed up birth plan and my midwife’s resume from when I interviewed her. It was most unexpected and made me feel rather nostalgic. Yet in many ways I am so happy now those days are long, long behind me. I much prefer these later stages of parenthood and of course there is no way in hell I’d ever want to give birth again. LOL I had an almost ideal pregnancy and beautiful birth just like I planned (although much longer than expected) but it boggles my mind that anyone chooses to do it more than one time. I know I am quite the minority with that opinion but I’m sticking to it. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.
It had been so long since I’d played adult Monopoly I forgot all the little rules and things. It was like I couldn’t remember how to play. I’m so used to the kid version now. I forgot how LONG the game was too. I almost prefer the kid lemonade stand version since it goes so much quicker. I won the game and felt kind of bad about that but she is a good sport.
So now Tom is in from the garage and just took a shower telling me that he will have some quality dad and kid time so I can disappear for awhile into my craft room. It has gotten rather messy in there again so fear that cleaning up and putting things away will take up all my time. It has to be done though so I guess it’s better than nothing.
