The Weekend Blur
Monday, August 25, 2008 Posted In nature , park , picnic , summer Edit This 0 Comments »
This weekend flew past in a big swirly blur.
Friday after our bit of work & chores were finished we did some funky art projects, made some mini pizzas with fresh tomatoes instead of sauce and a salad from our garden and farmer's market finds, made more of Maggie's home-made butter, followed by a family movie night.
Saturday we had much needed lazy morning. We spent the afternoon and evening with friends at Art Street. The girls particularly enjoyed the dancers. We saw two different local dance studios put on productions, a tiny bit of the traditional Native American dancers, and some of the traditional Mexican dancers. We looked at a bunch of fun art, some fancy art, and some art that was a little strange (for example the paintings of different dogs all in martini glasses). But I think our hands down favorite part was the edible art (read Indian tacos, shish-kabobs, nachos, & funnel cake).
We got pretty excited about all of the inspiration the artists provided us, and rushed off to the craft store. When we got there we were a little sad about the crazy prices, but figured we can shop around. We don't have to make impulse choices. There are cheaper places to buy these items! Not to mention there are always sales. I love a good sale! We made a few small purchases, but left the bigger ticket items for another day.
Sunday after church we had a picnic at the leaf racing park. We had fun, as usual. The girls still insist this is their favorite park. It's quiet, empty, and full of nature. This time we noticed someone had dumped a pile of scraps of wood near the woods. We checked it out. All of it was clean and dry. It must have just been left. We boxed it up and brought it home. We have a wood burning tool kit, paint, glue, nails and lots of imagination. If nothing else, it's free wood to burn in our fire pit.
After our park adventure, we cleaned the garage (serious family fun) and crammed my car FULL of stuff to donate & made the drop off. Apparently everyone in the neighborhood had the same idea because the drop off site looked like a flea market without any vendors. It was a dumpster diver's heaven!
We finished off the night by eating pizza, watching a classic Veggie Tales movie, and playing Risk. It was the world's longest game of Risk EVER. At 1 AM we finally agreed that our family had conquered the world, and that was going to be good enough. :)
Friday after our bit of work & chores were finished we did some funky art projects, made some mini pizzas with fresh tomatoes instead of sauce and a salad from our garden and farmer's market finds, made more of Maggie's home-made butter, followed by a family movie night.
Saturday we had much needed lazy morning. We spent the afternoon and evening with friends at Art Street. The girls particularly enjoyed the dancers. We saw two different local dance studios put on productions, a tiny bit of the traditional Native American dancers, and some of the traditional Mexican dancers. We looked at a bunch of fun art, some fancy art, and some art that was a little strange (for example the paintings of different dogs all in martini glasses). But I think our hands down favorite part was the edible art (read Indian tacos, shish-kabobs, nachos, & funnel cake).
We got pretty excited about all of the inspiration the artists provided us, and rushed off to the craft store. When we got there we were a little sad about the crazy prices, but figured we can shop around. We don't have to make impulse choices. There are cheaper places to buy these items! Not to mention there are always sales. I love a good sale! We made a few small purchases, but left the bigger ticket items for another day.
Sunday after church we had a picnic at the leaf racing park. We had fun, as usual. The girls still insist this is their favorite park. It's quiet, empty, and full of nature. This time we noticed someone had dumped a pile of scraps of wood near the woods. We checked it out. All of it was clean and dry. It must have just been left. We boxed it up and brought it home. We have a wood burning tool kit, paint, glue, nails and lots of imagination. If nothing else, it's free wood to burn in our fire pit.
After our park adventure, we cleaned the garage (serious family fun) and crammed my car FULL of stuff to donate & made the drop off. Apparently everyone in the neighborhood had the same idea because the drop off site looked like a flea market without any vendors. It was a dumpster diver's heaven!
We finished off the night by eating pizza, watching a classic Veggie Tales movie, and playing Risk. It was the world's longest game of Risk EVER. At 1 AM we finally agreed that our family had conquered the world, and that was going to be good enough. :)
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