All D's: June 2014

Monday, June 16, 2014

Vacation, VBS, colds/hot

Our vacation was amazing! I enjoyed 7 full days of not worrying about cleaning this house. (We had zero showings while we were gone, unfortunately.) That happiness lasted about 12 hours after we got home - right up until the point we had to go out again.
Oh well. On the upside, we also enjoyed 7 full days of the beach and pool! It was lovely. Not too hot, not *quite* as crowded as it might have been and the kids had so much fun. We rented a house with another family, and we cooked every meal at home except for when we swapped date nights and the morning we left, so we saved a lot of money that way. It's so nice to have someone to watch your kids too, so that you can have a date night! I had *2* dates that week, and that's more than I've had all year up to this point! We celebrated our 12 yr anniversary while we were there and also D's 34th birthday. All in all, a lovely week.

Once we got home, it was back to the grind. We had VBS this week and although having to get the kids and house show ready and be gone by 8:30 AM every day was challenging, it was WORTH IT. I was kid free every day from 9-12. Of course, I ran errands, took the dogs to the vet, finally got my hair cut, etc, etc. However, I also went to Target (TWICE!) by myself. I was able to meet a friend for coffee! I even read a book! During the day! And no one bothered me!

Several of us are down with a summer cold right now, including me, so this week will probably be mostly staying at home until everyone is feeling better. Also, summer temps are here to stay. It was already in the mid 70's when we woke up at 6AM. We'll probably break out the water slide again soon.

Some vacation pictures: