Went yard saling with the whole family and scored almost-new red Crocs, a vintage Playmobil school set, a windbreaker and a Speedo swimsuit for Z, books for both kids and a never-used snow cone machine. The last item was spotted by Josh, who successfully argued that it was worth more than $5 of enjoyment.
Had the world's best milkshake at Brown Sack. Chocolate-peanut butter, in case you were wondering. And yes, I shared.
Thank G-d for Lactaid pills
Hit Evan's 4th birthday party (see photos below)
Celebrated our 10th anniversary with dinner at Publican. Beer, oysters, mussels, three kinds of pork and a waffle topped with honey butter and figs. It was perfect.
Rearranged Z's room to accommodate the wardrobe our neighbors gave us. Since her room doesn't have a closet this is a major WIN.
Hit the weekly free concert at Scoville Park, where sunshine and mild temps attracted a huge crowd of people we knew from the neighborhood, Z's preschool and Temple.
5 comments:
Do you ever do "nothing much" and just hang out and the kids just play in the neighborhood and nothing is planned for hours at a time? You leave me breathless!
You should ask our kids if *they* ever just do "nothing much!" You're always welcome to babysit.
I already do my share of babysitting but I guess I basically meant not having organized activities for them since there appears to be so many kids in the neighborhood with which to play or just doing one, maybe two organized activities during one day. Does Alma ever just relax???
Socializing with my family, neighbors and friends is how I like to relax. I love going to birthday parties and meeting friends for a picnic/concert/playdate in the park. In fact, we did it again last night...meeting 5 other families for the SHELabration in Millennium Park!
In fact, the only "work" I did this weekend was rearranging Z's room. And that was kind of cathartic, come to think of it.
Hi!
I am writing to you on behalf of the Humanitarian Service Project- a non-profit organization located in Carol Stream, IL, serving the impoverished children and seniors of the DuPage and Kane Counties.
Right now, we are reaching out to the blogging communities to ask them to help us in their united spirit.
We conduct the Children's Birthday Project annually where we give needy kids birthday presents on their special days. It is heart-warming to see their faces light up when they receive their gifts.
We are in dire need of school supplies (backpacks, pens, markers, notepads, etc.) for the birthday packages and we are hoping that you would consider helping us collect new school supplies for the kids. You can conduct school supply drives, contact stores and shops and encourage them to donate, or just collect unused stationery from each other's homes.
If you are interested and have any questions, please feel free to call us at 630-221-8340 or e-mail us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org. Our website is: http://www.humanitarianservice.org
Any help is welcome! :)
Take care,
Shreyasi (intern)
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