Dancing on the Edge

The Weekend in Review

It's been a busy weekend for us. Dakota was off from work on Friday (normally her study day but since there is no school we get to claim another family day - at least for now) so we were lucky enough to get a four-day weekend. You just have to love that! :)

First on the "must do" agenda was tightening up the bolts on the play structure as well as finally adding the in-ground support. Thank goodness! I was sure that these two wild swingers of mine were going to knock the whole thing ever. Kelton can get going so high that it was literally lifting one end off the ground. Dakota assures me it would have taken a lot to knock it over but still - I'm glad to have it all tightened up and secure. At least until the boy's wild swinging once again loosens a bolt or two. :) As you can see, the kids were right in there helping. They both took their jobs *very* seriously. :)



The weather has turned warm....at least it was warm Friday and Saturday (and it is supposed to be warm again tomorrow) so Friday we went out and bought the much anticipated and greatly desired backyard pool. The kids were beside themselves waiting for the yard to be mowed and the pool inflated but finally it was time! The water was FREEZING but that didn't stop my two water babies. The next day the water was nice and warm so Dakota jumped in for fun with the kids.



Saturday evening we invited our wonderful neighbor, Rian, over for dinner. She was a tremendous help while I was away because, as you may remember, we have a house full of pets who needed to be cared for over the weekends Dakota was with us in Seattle and the evenings when Dakota was in school. Rian really came to the rescue and dinner was but a small token of thanks. The animals love her - which was quite evident. And a huge plus, Rian loves the kids and their antics didn't bother her one bit. It was a really nice and relaxing evening (and I'm sure the wine made it seem even more so. *grin*).

Yesterday was dishwasher installing day and it did not go as smoothly as we would have liked to have thought but we *did* get it installed. But seriously, what is a home repair story without a disaster? When we turned the water back on the new water supply hose burst into pieces and hot water flooded the kitchen. After using just about every towel we own, the mess was cleaned up (and the floor looks darn nice!) and Dakota headed back to Home Depot for a replacement line. "Gee - this never happens." they said...after all, the product is called "Flood Safe Auto Shutoff Connection". Ironic, no? The replacement part was just the ticket and the project was completely within moments. Quite the adventure but at least we saved ourselves the cost of a plumber. :) I'm sure all the towels and rugs needed to be washed and dried anyway. You know how dusty those things get when they just sit in linen closets unused month after month. *laughing*



Today we are having a stay at home day. Dakota and the kids are in Kelton's room playing who knows what but it sounds like they are having a great time and I am enjoying the peace and quiet of not hearing "MOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYY!!!!" every few seconds. I hope you all have had a great weekend.

Happy official start to the summer season!