July Long Weekend Report + Messy Emotions

It was a busy weekend and a not-so-productive weekend at the same time. I mean, we got some stuff done... planted a few more tomatoes in the garden... weeded a bit... went shopping... but also things felt kind of "meh", like I could have done more if only I tried a little harder.

Friday: made a ton of salads, caught up on some work, and puttered around the house... My parents came over for a celebratory early dinner (but because of all the political crap, things just didn't feel all that celebratory). Still, had a wonderful time hanging out with my parents, chatting, and enjoying the food.

Also, had a ton of salads left for the rest of the weekend.

Also, took the kids to a nearby fireworks display. Somehow, our kids had never seen proper fireworks! They loved it. I cried.*

Saturday: went shopping with the girls because they needed sneakers and flip-flops. Bought a few things for the kitchen, including an adorable popsicle mold shaped like strawberries (C has been making popsicles daily!). Also bought 2 dresses for myself.

Also on Saturday: went to AAA to get foreign drivers permits with my husband. Stopped by Home Depot and bought stuff for painting our hallway.

Went to the neighborhood pool and had a picnic there with leftover hamburgers and salads from the day before. Kids had a blast (for once, there was almost no fighting) - the pool had a giant inflatable slide that they put in for the July 4th weekend. I brought a book that I never got around to reading - because I was too busy cooling off in the pool or laughing at the kids' antics.

Sunday: Went to Farmers Market and walked around town with C... realized that the Neal the Knife Sharpening Guy was there but I forgot to bring the knives. So after dropping off the produce and C, I took E to work - he works just a couple of blocks away from the Farmers Market. This time, I brought the knives and had them sharpened. 

And then there was the Linda Incident. This lady just cut in front of me in line when I was picking up the knives! I was so angry! It was as if I didn't exist. Stupid Linda. (I learned her name from Neal - he puts customers' names on packets with sharpened knives). I should have said something to her but I  was afraid to make a scene... Ugh, I should stop being so disgustingly polite to strangers.

And then C's friend came over, and there was pool, and cooking, and laundry, and watering the garden, and... I don't even know, the day just kind of ran away from me. 

Now we are half-way through the week - the girls have camp, E has running and work, and I have a few uninterrupted hours to get work done... But household stuff is still a mess (kids complain there is no food**, there is always the issue of "what's for dinner", the laundry room is a disaster zone, the hallway walls [dark brown] are depressing) - none of this is super urgent and all can be taken care of, I just need to do one thing at a time...

*I seem to have a lot of pent up emotions and end up having inappropriate reactions to random things... I start sobbing when watching sports... or horse racing (that's the worst!)... or fireworks... or when listening to emotional music... But I can't seem to be able to cry when I am actually upset, or sad, or at my kids' elementary school graduation events (although that's probably a good thing).

**There is always some food. Just maybe not the junk food that they crave.

Any plans for the upcoming weekend?