it’s been a wild weekend.
friday night scrabble.
lauren had nothing to do so she played with us.
i only play to be a part of the family…
making a moment…bonding and all that.
i don’t have a scrabble kind of brain.
they play for points.
(it takes forever)
i am lucky if i can make a word let alone put it somewhere worth points.
craig makes killer tapioca pudding.
he has made it for us since we first got married.
it’s one of his specialties.
pancakes is another.
he and i are the only ones who like it it.
which makes it an even better treat.
i taught annie how to play memory.
now we have to play it everyday.
she got a match!
this game was bright and early…
8:00 AM saturday morning i believe.
the sun was just coming up over our neighbor’s house.
she’s getting pretty good.
and even more wild…
we went swimming.
the hot tub was great.
other than everytime i went in it annie would scream and cry
until i’d get back in the pool with her.
i guess if we are going to go swimming close to bedtime on a day without a nap…
that’s what i get.
and wrapped up the weekend
making straw and bead necklaces with my kindergarten sunday school class.
oh yeah…there was also a 10 hour cleaning spree in between games & swimming.
this place is just too exciting.
traci - i haven’t played scrabble in years. i have my grandparents old set. i think i should get it out. looks like you had a wonderful weekend!!
Emily Loria - I love the pool picture. I was thinking of taking the kids to the pool this week but then the horrid thought of myself pulling out the suit made me shudder. Should I, shouldn’t I. I’m still deciding.
My mom use to make tapioca weekly. Fresh raspberries on top (or thawed frozen) is my favorite way of eating it. Mmmmmmmm.
Thanks for your comment! Your blog is stellar!
Karin - It’s good to check in on your family. Looks great. I must tell you that my mom made tapioca pudding for me over Christmas for the first time in probably 20 years and I LOVE tapioca pudding. Your blog has inspired me. I must go buy some and learn to make it!
Jennifer P. - Scrabble sounds like heaven! No one around here will play with me anymore because I’m a bit too….competitive. I’m actually a horrible speller, but Scrabble words are different. You can’t mis-spell xi on a triple word, right?
The pudding looks tasty. I haven’t had tapioca in years!
And swimming, and memory, and straw necklaces—what a great mom you are!
Your comment about the 45’s on the smurf record player cracked me up. I had David Bowie and Mick Jagger singing “Dancing in the Street” and the Thompson Twins “Doctor! Doctor!”–I wore those things right out! Man!– we’re old :)! (or at least I am!)
prairie daze - have i told you that the coupld of times that the topic of pancakes comes up (and it does), annie announces to her preschool class that HER daddy makes them?
Mom - It sounds good to me! I took your grandma with me to see “Juno.” She didn’t like it too much, but I thought it was very well done. Take your kleenex!