Post Holiday News

What an eventful whirlwind holiday weekend!

Despite pouring rain and wild windstorms - even thunder & lightning - we got a lot done in the yard and garden. Even had some help from a friend's son & his buddy (thanks guys)! But that's not all... We took a spur-of-the-moment trip out to the ocean to visit my hubby's folks, and were fortunate to be able to take our oldest granddaughter (3) with us! We played on the beach (in the blustery wind) and made sandcastles... it's amazing what passes for a castle when you're three! Our delightful dinner consisted of salmon and crab legs from Costco - a first for the little one, and she really enjoyed it! We had also brought over some fresh tomatoes that made a lovely salad accompaniment. We stayed the night and scooted out early in the morning. A quick visit, to be sure, but a fun one, despite the 2 1/2 hour car ride each way :)

Then came a visit from our 9-month-old grandson (and his parents) to celebrate his parents' fifth anniversary - we went out to dinner (Mexican - yum!) and watched the lightning and monsoon blow by from the warmth of the restaurant. We had a chance to chat with our son-in-law about plans to do some "remodeling" to our creekside cabana. He's also out of work right now, so we are collaborating on several projects :)

On Monday, we slept in! I know, it's a shocker... but we were surprised to wake up and find it was almost 10am. Haven't done that in awhile, except when sick. Then our grandson brought his parents over again and we played and chatted and had a good time, in addition to making some firmer plans for the construction projects. They scooted off to join a Labor Day picnic and we had some lovely steaks for dinner along with several items from the garden... green beans sizzled in our own onions and herbs, caprese salad with our tomatoes and a few pea pods for variety... it's so nice to be able to walk outside and pick dinner! My mom joined us, and we had a lovely meal. A little later on, our younger granddaughter (almost 1) came home with her parents from a week in Spokane, where they were visiting her other grandma and various family and friends. While they were away, my son and his paramour finally got married! It was a simple legal marriage, but we're going to celebrate later. We got to play with the little one until her bed time - she's such a delight!

So now it's Tuesday, and the sun is shining for now - back to the job search and the daily routine of housework, yard work, and maybe even completing a few sewing projects that have been on hold!