...to enjoy the 'calm'

...before the storm.

As an unspoken rule of late (code for since Mark has been in the crazy job) we try to manage pretty low-key weekends.


Mark and I spend a few hours each morning having coffee while we pay no mind to our cherubs.  This means they watch TV (Audrey) or play video games (the.rest.of.the.heathens.) to their little-hearts-content.

Everyone wins.

We always manage a nice breakfast together and then we typically spend the rest of the time doing things that we like to do around the house.

I took the girls swimming yesterday.
Mark took the big kids to see the movie 42.

Isabella had a fancy girl scout function this afternoon.

Will complained, procrastinated, and had several temper-tantrums about doing his homework.

Really.  And.  Truly.  He is only smiling in this photo because he knew how ridiculous he was being.

I used a saw for the first time ever.  I know it looks awful.  It won't matter in the end.

Then I stained...in my ghetto workshop.  Who uses garbage cans and planters to hold their handiwork anyway?

Yes...that is in fact a heater.  It is there because (as I have mentioned more than once) it is still freezing here AND it is trying to aid in speeding up my project's drying time.

Mark and I managed to enjoy a relaxing evening out to dinner last night at a fancy martini bar in Watertown of all places!  

We enjoyed a walk (or ride on scooters) around the neighborhood.

And finally, Audrey announced that she is now collecting both rocks and sticks for her respective collections.  Lucky me.

A deliciously slow weekend with the family.  It makes upcoming weeks like we are facing much more manageable.

Mark leaves in the morning for another 'field-trip'.

Destination: The hills of northern New York.  Pretty much...Canada.
Duration:  10 days
Weather forecast: Mild.  Windy.  Cold.  Wet.  Stormy.  Colder.

Side note:  If you are considering a new occupation, I wouldn't recommended joining the Army.  That is, if you like standard creature comforts.