February Pumpkin and Things

I missed my regular posting time yesterday. I wasn't even that busy - I guess just a combination of procrastination and nothing too exciting happening.

Today is Valentine's Day. Kids got cute cards plus a bit of cash from their grandparents. My husband (with the help of H) got me a couple of cute items from a local store that's shutting down (everything is on sale). I didn't get anything for anyone... I kind of forgot. I kind of forget every year.

I am just not a celebrating-kind-of-person, I guess?

But - because it's Friday and because kids are off from school - I decided to make pumpkin bread this morning. It's in the oven and almost ready to come out. So we have at least a sort-of-celebratory thing to eat. Although I don't know if pumpkin bread really cuts it for Valentine's Day - but we happen to have lots of frozen pumpkin puree...

I started reading The Wanderers by Meg Howrey. I am only a few pages in - love the concept of PIG: Polite, Interested, Good-natured :) I'll be thinking about it every time I get a call from the leadership team at my current company.

This weekend:

• E is planning to have his friends over for a sleepover
• My husband is taking H to NYC
• C is having 2 sleepovers: one night at her grandparents, one night at her friend's house.
• Kids have a 4-day weekend: they are off school both Friday and Monday.
• I am off on Monday - this came as a bit of a shock because I completely forgot we got President's day off!

Things to look forward to:

• Reading
• Board games with C
• Reading aloud to C
• Practicing piano
• Maybe going on a walk 
• C has a chemistry set and an electric circuit set - maybe we can open those up!
• Thinking, daydreaming

What are you looking forward to this weekend?