Why is it that I feel guilty about what I did this weekend? I shouldn’t. I spent every waking moment with my family. We had SO MUCH FUN!!! But I didn’t get a darn thing on my “To Do” list done, and that makes me feel guilty and stressed out. That’s so uncool. I should be thankful for having such a glorious weekend, and for being able to spend such great quality time with my hubby and children!
Friday Night
So, I get home from work Friday to find my husband and kids in the pool with Mike’s brother and my 2 nieces. I slip inside the house, knowing I’m not needed out there!! LOL! Instead of starting on the laundry, or getting some scrapbooking done, I go and take a nap. A two hour nap!! SCORE!!! 
The kids wake me up in time to share in the Chinese food that my sister-in-law Tina picked up and brought over!! Then it was off to the Salmon-a-Rama fireworks at the lake! I got to try out the new XT on my new (from Christmas!) tripod with the new wireless remote!! The results: not too bad for a first attempt.
Saturday
Actually, Saturday was our 11 Year Wedding Anniversary!! Eleven years!! Mike got to fly a sea plane in the morning, so I took Reilly to Tae Kwon Do, and then to get his hair cut. Meg begged for the customary pink stripe in her hair, as we do each time Ry gets his hair cut. I just bought a tube of the stuff, so we could stripe our hair pink at our every whim! Then it was off to lunch at Noodles & Co. (or “Pasta, Pasta, Pasta” as Meg likes to call it!)
By the afternoon, we were all back home, and decided to head up to Milwaukee for the Air Show!! While we missed the morning events, we really just wanted to see the grand finale — The Blue Angels!! The planes had been zipping past my office window as they practiced earlier in the week, and I realized it has been ages since we’d gone to an airshow!! When Mike and I were dating, it seemed like we did all sorts of aviation-related activities!! Getting to Milwaukee, fighting traffic, finding a parking space, and walking to the lakefront — not so much fun. The airshow itself — fabulous!!! I feared we were too far away from the action, but not so!! The camera got another workout! Lots of good close-ups of airplanes — and of the kids playing on the beach where we were sitting!
After the show, we debated whether to go out to dinner for our anniversary. But, since we had been sitting out in the 95 degree heat on the beach, the entire lot of us was not exactly in “restaurant” condition. So we headed home, grilled some burgers and dogs, and then went for a swim.
Did I mention that I haven’t done a single bit of housework yet?? The laundry is beginning to pile up!
Sunday
Started the day out right by going to church. Our quaint little country church, I should mention, is not air conditioned. So attending mass during the summer months requires a bit of tenacity, a lot of good humor, and a decent coating of underarm deodorant. Our priest was gone, so we had a visiting priest instead. He began mass with the usual opening prayer, followed by a “Mass has ended, let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.” For a split second, I thought he had completely lost his mind. Then I realized he was exercising the necessary “good humor” element!! He actually kept mass to 30 minutes, so we invited him to come back at any time!!
Next stop, Racine’s North Beach for my nephew Collin’s birthday party. Two days in a row in Lake Michigan. Fun. But the kids had a blast swimming in the Lake, and I tried not to be too grossed out. Thankfully, Racine’s beach is much cleaner and better maintaned than Milwaukee’s.
After a few hours of that, we decided to go home and swim in some clean swimming pool water! It was fabulous. The kids love when Mommy goes swimming — it’s a rare treat. But, being the wuss I am, the water’s gotta be over 85 degrees before I’ll go in. (Yes, this is the part where people say, “But you swam in Lake Michigan on New Year’s Day!” I plead temporary insanity. ‘Nuff said.)
To cap off the weekend, we popped some popcorn and watched the original Star Wars movie. Actually, the kids and I did. Mike zonked out in the massage chair, and slept through most of the movie. I think he wants to keep his “I’ve never seen that movie in its entirety” record intact.
Sigh. So, you see — I didn’t do a damn bit of work this weekend. My goal for the week is to catch up on laundry, write birthday thank you notes (for Meg) and complete 5 circle journal layouts.
Don’t laugh. It’s possible . . . .
