I just LOVE days like today. Being able to just hang around the house and spend time with the family… Not having a schedule, or needing to be anywhere at a certain time… Not having to work at my ‘for pay’ job… Doing things around the house, although not being very concerned with necessarily being productive or feeling like I have to get something done…
Actually it started yesterday. I realized that the cherries on the cherry tree were ripe, so I enlisted the kids to help pick. Once we had the tree stripped, I started hulling. They were also a bit wormy so I had to cut away bad parts. An couple of hours later, I had three 3-1/2 cups of chopped cherries (that was a lot of work for just a few cups of berries). An hour or so after that, the sour cherries were three half-pints of sweet cherry jam.
Today, took my youngest and his friend to DefyGravity, a trampoline arena. Wow, that looks like fun. I might have to join in the jumping next time too.
Then…
- The sun was shining and they sky was blue (for what seemed like the first time in 2 months);
- Trip to Lowe’s for garden supplies;
- Made potato cages for the garden;
- my youngest and his friend picked peas, and lettuce, and then decided they would make a salad;
- I then had them pull up the pea plants and plant beans;
- honey man grilled hamburgers, and made potato salad and homemade ice cream;
- Monkey #1 & #2 helped plant more beans;
- Bonfire & music;
- Roasting marshmellows and drinking (milk from a sippy cup); and
- S’mores.
And that’s it. As you can see, I didn’t get a ton done over the 14-hour day. But it was great because it was stress-free and meant spending time with those I love. Having some friends over to spend the day with, and having my older kids here too would have been great. But, notwithstanding that, it was a perfect day!
And that’s why I love Days Like Today
On a day like today – the whole world could change
the sun’s gonna shine – shine thru the rain
on a day like today – no one complains
free to be pure – free to be sane
on a day like today
ya never wanna see the sun go down
ya never wanna see the sun go down
~ Bryan Adams
Anyone online can understand you love precisely what you decide to do.
Thank you so much, always keep it up.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on trampoline pink. Regards