We were hoping to be somewhere else for the Memorial Day weekend. Like, anywhere but not home. I think all of us felt the need to go someplace new. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out (for multiple very reasonable reasons).
We still managed a decent long weekend, even though the weather was cold and rainy for the most part. We tried to do something each day.
Saturday. We went to Colonial Plantation at the near-by park, complete with dressed-up volunteers talking about history, a historic gun exhibit, and farm animals. Farm animals were a hit. Kids loved petting the horse and the ox. The turkey was hilarious (very self-important and gobbling non-stop). The pig and the piglets were cute. There were also free-roaming sheep, a few chickens, domestic geese, and a black cat.
Guns were somewhat less interesting. There was also a “sortie” – where the house-owners were defending their home, all that with lots of shouting, guns firing, smoke rising, etc, etc. All the kids commented that guns were loud and they didn’t like that. Our son wants to go to a battle re-enactment (there are a bunch happening in our area) – perhaps I should make sure to pack ear plugs.
The 1700’s kitchen was awesome… both my husband and I loved the giant walk-in fireplace (with a bread oven!). Perhaps one day, we will buy a historic property with a fireplace like that (we actually went to see one, years ago, but it was out of our price range at the time, and the size of the property was beyond what we could manage… but maybe someday…)
Sunday. Husband took the kids fishing. They were gone for hours! I was worried but I also absolutely loved being able to do stuff without interruptions (it’s been a VERY long time since I’ve been home alone). I practiced the piano – and no one came to tell me it was their turn now, or that they didn’t like the piece I was playing. They finally came home – frozen, wet, and with no fish. But they had fun.
Monday. We had lunch with my parents at our place. The weather was perfect and the back yard was beautiful.
Somewhere in-between those things: we read (a lot… kids tore through at least 2 books each and I got half-way through The Man Called Ove and finished Echo Wife), kids watched a movie, kids fought and nagged and argued, we lost our temper, I played duets with E (piano+violin), we recorded the girls piano programs for the Piano Guild (multiple takes, some tears, so glad that’s done and uploaded!), we baked (H baked cookies and I baked beet bread and carrot muffins), and I went on a solo late-night walk in the dark.
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