It is Tuesday, but somehow, it feels like my weekend just ended AND like it's Wednesday. Strange. My parents left bright and early this morning-- so bright and early that I didn't even hear them leave. Either they were in stealth-mode or I was fast asleep. It was a wonderful weekend with the family. We went to Meson Sabika on Friday night for dinner. My goodness, that place is delicious. I'm 100% certain that I could easily put away 50 (or more) of their bacon-wrapped dates. Oh, they're good. Mike, my dad and I went to see UP on Saturday morning. Loved it. My parents and brother had a wedding in Wisconsin that they attended over the weekend, but they returned Sunday night, and Monday was a great day. We went to Einstein's for a little breakfast. Then, after Riley went down for her nap, my mom, brother and I went out to Home Depot to search for some landscaping material for the front of our house. Really, our house has been somewhat of an embarrassment to our street-- bare in front except for the weeds. Thus, as we strolled, looking at the plant-life at Home Depot, I got pretty excited, despite the fact that this was my first gardening adventure, and I know next to nothing about plants. (No, I take that back; I do know that I've successfully killed every indoor plant I've ever had. Not a good track record.) We loaded up on a few shrubs and some perennials, and back to the house we went. At this point, Riley was awake, so we set up a blanket and some toys in the yard, and the whole family started to weed and prune. I bet Brandon didn't know that when he came to visit, he'd be enlisted to do manual labor. :) After the weeding, we set the pots out to see how they looked. They were a little sparse, so Moom (not a typo-- we refer to her as Moom), Riley and I trekked back to the Depot while the boys started to digging. When we returned, they had everything in the ground. What talent! We added a few more plants and-- voila!-- done. I couldn't wait for Mike to come home.
It's amazing how good it feels to be productive. Seriously, this felt like such a great weekend. My list of "accomplishments" probably seems pretty minimal, but I'm pretty proud. :) I mean, Mike got the lawn mowed, I baked some gluten-free, egg-free bread, an allergen-free pie crust, we have flowers, and I got to spend quality time with the family. Imagine what I could get done if I always had this energy and motivation (and the cooperation of Riley)!
Enough of our boring exploits, though. Here are some pictures...
A Slow Cooker Thanksgiving
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