My daughter told me last nigh that this past weekend was great because we did so many different things and were able to balance family time and friend time.
We also had a good balance of must-do's and want-to-do's.
There was some cleaning and laundry. There was lots of cooking: I baked piroshki with some help from H. (Stuffing was meat, or squash, or jam.) H also made pumpkin stew (it's delicious; some parental help was involved). Husband made tacos.
We had friends over for some take-out Indian food. We sat outside: first in front of the wood burning stove, then next to our fire pit. So nice!!!
Kids were busy: playing with friends, digging holes (don't ask), playing flashlight tag, reading.
I took 2/3 kids to a local arboretum. It was beautiful and refreshing. Kids found chestnuts and I immediately felt nostalgic both for Latvia (where there was a giant chestnut tree next to our apartment building) and for eating roasted chestnuts.
We harvested more beans from our garden and cooked them. E. eats them raw, too.
Husband and E went on a run; E's friend joined them.
There was also Hebrew school, violin practice, piano practice, and chores.
I read - actually, it was a re-read - Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier. It was what I needed - even though it wasn't the best book I've ever read (or re-read). It was better than her more recent book.
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