Extra hands

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Extra hands

Isn't that every Mother's dream - extra hands? This weekend, we had an extra set of hands as Evia's Mom came to visit Friday night and Saturday. Eli enjoyed playing with Grandma and Tim & I enjoyed being able to do some things. Friday night we went to see 'Get Smart'. Our first full price movie, and especially one on a Friday night, in years. We are usually matinee people because they're just so darn expensive. We did enjoy an actual date though. Saturday Grandma let us sleep in and she got up with Eli. She fed him breakfast and then they went on a walk. After Tim & I got moving, we ran to Lowe's and picked up some stuff for yard projects. We spent time cleaning out Belle's dog run - getting the old pine straw and poop out of there. It was a good thing we did it because I uncovered a copperhead. It was a small one curled up and I called Tim to come over. When he tested to see if it was alive, it tried to strike the rake. Of course, even though we're pretty good animal people, the copperhead had to go. Can't chance that with Belle & Eli outside. Then we did some inside chores while Grandma and Eli played more. It was a Grandma-play-apolooza.

Today we did a bike ride with Eli to Lake Lynn. We did it after lunch so Eli would stay awake (he's normally asleep in no time). We rode over to the playground to swing and play for a while. Eli loved the swing, was indifferent about the bouncing animals and was not happy about the slide. A nap and then our friend Deirdre stopped by for a visit. It has been a while since we've seen her so it was great having her stop over. We tried to take a post dinner walk but God had other plans for us as about a 1/4 mile from home it started raining. Toy playing, bath and two books later, Eli is on his way to dreamland.

It was a really good weekend and we appreciate Grandma's extra hands - thanks for coming to visit!!