Weekend Recap

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

So a very good 4 day weekend. I think the kids got all the parent/fun time they could have wanted. Had an excellent party and got some necessary clenaup while we were at it. And I got a new toy: replaced my phone with an iPhone, which meant I was tweeting like a madman, so I decided to capture the weekend based on thos tweets.



Saturday night:

Love new iPhone but must sleep now, way more tomorrow

Sunday:

Up early to get play time before prep work starts #fb

Ok food prep has begun menu 4 today: http://img508.yfrog.com/i/b8m.jpg/

Prep work done on veggie tray, deviled eggs. TV time, any f'ball on?

BBQ is going kids everywhere and folks playing games http://yfrog.com/06k83qj

Relaxing, playing real Farkle, great BBQ: http://yfrog.com/0fuzeuj

BBQ over all friends & fam gone. Great time today, thanks to all who came #fb

Monday:

Quiet morning, just me & Daniel awake so far, uploading pix, updating phone, etc. thinking about a walk or ride today #fb

Lunchtime argument: what fast food for everyone ? #fb

Grocery store getting cookies for kids school, then off meet & greet, see new school #fb

Watching season Premiere of Mad Men:

Pete Campbell dances and laughs just like the weasel he is #Madmen

Don is still a cheating liar but damn he's so smooth, minimize your exposure... Damn #Madmen

This looks like another stunning season, although if Christina Hendricks leaves I will be very sad #Madmen

Monday Morning:

Earlier start on first day of school has kids moving like slugs, nothing like a schedule change... #fb

First day of school drop off went smooth boys were no problem http://yfrog.com/0y7hobj #fb

So the first couple of my "days off" were spent mostly cleaning up the house and yard, and shed, so everything was ready for the barbecue. On Saturday we went and picked up my new phone. Then Sunday was devoted to the barbecue: food prep, last minute cleaning, then cooking and finally the barbecue itself. Which I thought went very well. The kids all had a good time, and there was a fun mingling of folks who might otherwise never meet and spend time with each other. Including the fun meeting of my nephew with an old teacher whose ids go to school with our boys.

Monday we relaxed a little in the morning then took Emily to the Day Care center to sign her up and let her visit. Which went quite well, I think she will be very happy there. We then went to the library then to the boys school for a pre-school beginning Meet & greet. So we could locate the classrooms, drop off supplies etc. Then we went home for supper, baths etc, and the beginning of the new bed time rituals for everyone. And then I got to get around to watching the season premiere of Mad Men, which I really enjoyed (see comments above).

So an excellent, refreshing and enjoyable 4 day weekend to end the summer for the kids. And a nice refresher for me as well. Life is changing for the family: boys are now both in school full time, and Emily will be in full time day care. Should make for an interesting month or so while the adjustments are made. But I am looking foward to life as this change gets made.