Memorial Day Weekend

The kids and Jen had a 4 day weekend. I had a 3 day weekend. On Saturday Jen and I got up and headed out the door kind of early, for a Saturday anyways. I got my hair cut and then we headed over to the Poulsbo farmers market. We bought a couple of tomato plants and a couple of jalapeño plants. We talked about going to Seattle for the afternoon but when we got home the sun was out and I felt like getting the yard work done. While I weeded and trimmed back gangly bushes, Cody planted the vegetables and declared the garden was now his. He wants to tend it. Jen worked at getting the garage more workout friendly. Cami weeded the dandelions from the upper yards while moaning and groaning the entire time. She even asked if I would ground her instead of making her weed. After a couple of hours of this we relaxed on the porch for a little while and then got dressed and went to see the Indiana Jones movie. We all gave it a thumbs up. It was just fun – exactly what we needed after seeing so many dark movies lately.

Sunday the big kids slept in and Jen and I went to church. The service was a bridging ceremony for the seniors. Jen and I were both touched by the speeches they gave about what growing up in the UU church. We definitely want our kids to start going in the Fall. After church, Jen and I went to eat at Anthony’s. It was a beautiful day out and it looked like we were going to have a nice relaxing meal – until the loud drunk came in with his elderly father and sat at the table next to us. It was sad. The guy was so drunk and he was angry they weren’t bringing his drinks quickly enough. In hindsight we should have moved. Next time it happens, we will. Our breakfast was delicious though. On the way home we stopped at Fred Meyers and bought some new patio chairs. We found a great deal. When we got home Jen mowed and I planned the dinner menu for the next day while watching hockey with Cody. We went to pick up Chandler at 6 and he was in a great mood. During our chat in the car on the way home he thanked Jen for joining our family. That’s how he said it. It was so cute. He was so happy and bubbly. We stopped by Taco Time on the way home and then I dropped Jen and Chandler off and headed back to the grocery store. I ended up getting Tofu, lamb, veggie and chicken kabobs. When I got home from the grocery store I found that Cody and Chandler had gathered enough dry wood to fire up the outdoor fireplace and make some smores. They were very proud of themselves for being such great woodsmen….lol. After we tucked Chandler into bed Cody, Jen and I watched Apocalypto and then we all went to bed.

Monday morning we slept in a bit and then Jen started cleaning and I started cooking. I made a macaroni salad, my standard pink salad, a fresh cream cheese cake, baked beans and raspberry chipotle dip. Then Cody and I headed to the store to pick up some ice. We got home and chilled out until our guests arrived. Jen barbecued the kabobs and I finished cooking the corn on the cob. We all sat down to eat and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Afterwards, we headed downstairs for some Rock Band and we rocked it until about 10:30 when we came upstairs for some dessert. The fresh cream cheesecake was disappointing. It wasn’t set enough but it tasted pretty good – like cream cheese mousse. It was pretty with the berries ladled on top of it but after the first piece was cut it turned into an almost gooey mess. Oh well, we also had chocolate chip cookies for anyone turned off by the goo. Only the kids ate them. After the guests left we cleaned up a little, I braided Cami’s hair and then we all headed off to bed. It turned out to be a really nice weekend with new memories made.