Teaholic not quite anonymous

This summer is hot, hot, HOT! Its been hard because it's so hard to take the kids outside to play. The majority of the day is off limits! However, since Matt and I put in the patio last weekend we've been able to put the small plastic pool under the deck which allows the kids a bit more shade to play in the pool. Maddy also loves the sprinkler and even Adrian doesn't mind it as long as it doesn't hit him in the face.

The patio is awesome though! The pavers are pressed rubber so it reminds me of playground pavers at the playground. The kids have fallen, etc and haven't had any scrapes or bruises. They weren't inexpensive but they are perfect for what we need right now.

Maddy's swim lessons are over for the summer. Her swim teacher moved back to college last week. She's bummed about it. But now instead she keeps telling me that she should be going to school since swimming is over. She's so excited for school to start back up.

We've been enjoying family bike rides in the morning this summer. We bought one of those bike trailers for the kids to ride in and also bought a bike for me. I was a bit nervous getting one, honestly. I haven't been on a bike since I was 16 or even younger! But it's true what they say.... it was no problem at all. The kids enjoy the ride, we enjoy the fresh morning air and the workout! It's been REALLY nice and I'm really enjoying it!

My herb garden is going crazy! My Thai Basil, Mint, Oregano and Thyme are all so huge! Even my Rosemary is starting to really take up a lot of space. My lavender smells beautiful!

This weekend we have two birthday parties to go to. One is for a neighbor at Chuck-e-cheese (Maddy is thrilled). The other is for a student I used to teacher many years ago. I am SO EXCITED for this. She was near and dear to my heart for a long time and I've missed her. So it will be great to see her.

The kids are good. Maddy is so creative and has such an imagination. Adrian wants to do everything his big sister does. He's such a climber! And he can eat with a fork now! He tries to eat with a spoon but tips it. He's so independent.

Well, that's about it on this end! Just thought I'd quick pop in.

This weekend Matt took the kid down to see his family in Chesapeake. I was going to go along, but I had some other things already planned and Matt decided I could use the downtime by myself. (Isn't he wonderful?) Although I did feel slightly guilty, I know grammy and papa are there and it's the car rides alone with both kids that would worry me the most. But the drive down went fine, we'll see about the drive back! I understand that Adrian misses me and won't let grammy out of his sight.

So I decided to make the most of the weekend and made some additional plans to see friends. I thought I'd quick write it all down before I forget everything wonderful that I did!

Friday I spent the day doing nothing much. It was heavenly. It was a rainy, dreary day and I bummed around the house cleaning up, doing some laundry, reading, etc. I took a nap and ordered in some dinner! I had plans to meet up with Sarah and Tina at Dogfish Head Ale House for drinks and that's what I did that night. It was so weird to be going out (as compared to coming home) after dark. It was fun! I came home, read a bit and watched some TV.

Saturday morning I slept in, took a LONG hot shower and went out shopping. It's been a while since I was shopping by myself so I enjoyed every second of it. I was shopping for some new sheets and food/drinks for that night. After shopping, I came home, got another nap and cleaned for a while. Jess, Clair and Heather came over that night. We had some drinks, snacked, played some games and I crashed about 1:30. They all stayed the night and we were up and out the door by 9:15.

Sunday I had brunch with Rosanna at 10. We went to Arties and they really are fabulous. After brunch I came home, hung around for a while and then had book club at 2. I love book club. It's a fabulous group of women. I ran a couple errands and then met up with Karen for dinner. After I came home, I took a nice hot bubble bath and started a new book. I stayed up to finish it!

This morning I've done some laundry and now I'm going to make dinner for tomorrow night right away. Matt's going to want to make his Thai Basil chicken for tonight.

Anyway, that was my weekend. It was FABULOUS. I can't wait to see my kids and Matt though. Good news is that tomorrow I have Corrine here to help with mother's helper stuff. So I'll still have a helping hand.