April 22, 2012

Outside Temp: 53 F (it was in the 80's today!  Wow!  We were actually hot!)

What I cooked today:
Burgers with pasta and asparagus: The grandparents gave us some asparagus that would go back before they got back from their trip, so I added that to the thrown together meal of burgers and pasta. It was actually a nice treat for dinner. I also made some artisan bread, which isn't as good as when Grandma makes it, but it was good enough!


Update:
Ahh, the end of my totally obnoxiously busy week. That doesn't mean that next week won't be busy, with teaching on Thursday and Friday, and daily track practice and an extra School Board meeting on Wednesday. But, it's a little less busy than this week was!
We went to church this morning, and the kids did Confirmation practice afterwards. Connor commented that the younger kids (who were practicing for their First Communion) were not paying attention and they didn't seem to take it seriously. I laughed and said, 'They're kids. What do you expect? They are between 7-9ish.' He, of course, said that he took church seriously when he was that age. I think he took life seriously when he was an infant, so he's not really a good comparison!

After church, we headed into town. Amazingly, we really didn't need much as far as groceries (since the grandparents filled up our fridge with their perishables before going on their trip). Of course, we had to stop in the bookstore and look around. I stayed out in the car to take a nap, since I was just plain exhausted from my week. Apparently, Patrick was pretty tired too, since he fell asleep reading a book in the store. The kids had to wake him up. That was our cue that it was time to head home.

We stopped for ice cream, as a pick me up. Of course, we disguised it as a reward for the kids for behaving. Like we would reward them for doing what is required! What kind of parents do you think we are? I just wanted ice cream because ice cream is awesome. Do we really need a reason?

As a last stop, we went by Ace Hardware, where Patrick ordered a lawn mower. A riding lawn mower. Our yard isn't that big, about 1/2 an acre, but he figured he could get the boys to mow it with less complaint, if it was actually fun. And, since the grandparents need one as well, we figured we'd split the cost and both be able to use it. I really hope that it works out well... it should come in on Thursday. Our lawn isn't getting any shorter.

After our trip to town, the kids played outside in the yard and in the creek. They said the creek was cold, but not freezing. And they didn't see any snakes. Oh jeez, I'm not looking forward to the whole 'snake' thing.

Oh, and on a totally unrelated side note, my mom won a Honda Prius today. Yes, like the car. She entered this contest and she actually won! Of course, she'll probably have to pay $10,000 in taxes and registration fees. Ahh, you have love the government.