Doing Nothing

Reading the PaperLast weekend we had nothing planned. It was wonderful. It seems that this year our weekends have been full of me studying for the stinky National Boards or jumping from one event to another, which isn’t so bad because we really, really like our friends and family.

The weather was incredible and we spent our days gardenbasking in the sun, working in the yard and eating yummy food.  I now have an awesome sunburn of stripes on my shoulders of the areas I missed. I spent some time whacking back a few bushes/trees and now we have a bush/tree in our front yard that looks kind of bald. I have learned that I tend to get carried away when using the whack-back tool.

SydneyThe best part of my weekend was Sunday morning, as it finally felt like a Summer weekend. Typically we walk to the grocery store to get the paper and anything that might enhance our breakfast experience. As the sun was starting to bake the moisture out of the grass, I headed to the store to pick up the necessary items.

Barry The majority of the morning was spent reading the paper outside, wacking more things back and making delicious banana bread. We’ve been living in our house for a little more than a year and we both find it so easy to be at home doing nothing.

It’s Mine, But You Can Have Some

Sydney loves her frisbee. At any given moment she’ll find it and have it hanging from her mouth enticing anyone to play.

Sydney & Frisbee

As I’ve mentioned before, a face with so many wrinkles is difficult to turn down, even for Sparky. Turns out he loves the frisbee just as much as his friend The Tubby Torpedo, but his version of playing is different than hers.

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Sparky is much like the older kid that comes over to visit and you have to hide/put away the toys that he will most likely eat or break.

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He’s the kid that doesn’t really understand sharing and wants it all to himself.

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He’s also like the kid that has some bad habits that your kid picks up, like suddenly not wanting to share and keep her cherished toys to herself.

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She starts to work really hard to remind him that it was hers to begin with.

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Eventually there is an intervention and all parties learn to share. Wrinkles or not, life is more fun when you share

or

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things get taken away and you are left to think about how easy it would have been to share in the first place.

Did I Dream That?

SydI was so excited to see little buds making an appearance in our garden. Sydney was able to set up camp outside, rather than on the couch; however, she was more interested in keeping the door open just enough so she could come-just in case SOMETHING happened.

Maybe she knew THIS would happen.