moments from the weekend

You know how you have those days when NOTHING seems to go your way? When EVERYTHING is hard? Well, I had one of those weekends - except the exact opposite. It was an easy, happy weekend chez mooncrawl. We all got along. The kids liked each other. WE liked each other.

Here are some of my favorite moments:

• Friday night, going out with One and Two to do some shopping. (They have money that is burning a hole in their pockets.). Two decided he wanted sunglasses and he decided Woodmans was the only place to get them. So, there we were, 8:15 on a Friday night, trying on sunglasses and laughing and being silly. One said the music at Woodmans was SO GREAT he just HAD to dance. Two ended up with these mirrored, yellow and grey glasses which are perfect for a 6 year old (and a bit ridiculous for anyone older). I kissed their heads and told them there is nowhere else I'd rather be than right there, right then, with them.
• Saturday morning football games.
• Saturday afternoon spent with an old friend while Bob tended to the boys. We had a leisurely lunch, drank a beer, walked and talked, and later went to her home to sit and talk (and drink some wine). I was so relaxed and rejuvenated that it felt like I had spent the day at a spa.
• Returning home Saturday night to hugs and smiles from my boys and to hear the news of the day. The fence was completed in the backyard! Dash found an escape route, but that has since been blocked! We went to the beach! Now we're having smores at the campfire!
• Sunday trip to the farm to plant 37 tomato plants, 6 green peppers, 6 eggplants, 3 brussell sprouts, and basil. Kids rode around on the wagon we brought out there. Grown ups had fun and interesting conversation. We shared a pot of chili for lunch.
• Sunday night watching the finale of Survivor with my boys. They were up obscenely late (which we'll probably pay the price for later today) but it was so fun watching it with them this season and I HAD to let them watch it in real time.

I also read Push by Sapphire, which was the book the movie Precious was based from. I haven't seen the movie, but boy oh boy that book is sad. But also so good.