Weekend Recap

Dear James, Daniel and Emily

A day later than usual, because of the holiday weekend. And an excellent weekend as well. Kim & I got some good work done on Friday, finally finishing the toy boxes and getting the boys room cleaned up and organized. Friday night I had a good game/night out. Saturday I was semi-productive, got some cleaning done and yard work done as part of preparing for our big Labor Day cook out. THen Saturday night was Lalee's birthday party at Dave's which went well. Sunday was busy, first with preparations for the cookout, then the cookout itself. And Monday was relaxation, and recovery, plus a bit of a sick day for James.

So overall a very good weekend. THe cookout was a great success. Even a few of my friends got up and played some ladderball, getting a little social out of their element. I was able to inroduce some other people around, and got some visiting in with my niece. And we ended up with just about the right amount of food, the only things that really got dumped were some of the dips, and there were very little left overs. And the kids all had a good time. I have always envied Forrest's annual events: the Halloween party, Spam O Rama. So maybe I will shoot for making this our annual event for friends and family (the Christmas Eve party is just family normally so ti doesn't really count). Because if there is one thing Kim's family is good at it is making the big outdoor events like barbecue's a lot of fun.

And I was pleased to get some of the little things done, like the toy boxes. Because now we can move on to the next project. I think that will probably be the stairwell, just replacing the light fixtures, touching up the paint and reattaching the banister. Overall we are making decent headway on getting the little stuff done around the house.