The Weekend

A very good weekend so far. Let's see: Friday with Blaze was great. 1-on-1 time is so much easier for me than two. Blaze agreed to attend daily mass with me for extra video games--and told the priest that that's what was happening when the priest said it was nice that he was there. 

Also--there happened to be a little celebration with donuts after mass and Blaze was very happy. 

Friday night was Q's school carnival. The boys loved it, especially Q. Mama survived--and spent the rest of the evening in bed. Blaze excelled at the ring toss and won so many sodas that I had to prohibit that activity. 

Saturday we had nothing scheduled so we went for a hike. We discovered some wonderful flowers--totally unexpected. It was 70 degrees and we were in between storms, so the place was empty!

 

We've heard about the ladders, but never made it to them before. A great sense of accomplishment. 

We picked up some donuts for a reward. 

Then I got to zoom my brother and his family and later my parents. My brother's oldest son demanded to see every toy in our house. I miss the little relatives!

In the evening, Francisco went out for a beer with a friend. The boys and I watched The Importance of Being Earnest. I love this play so much that I made sure that Ernest was part of Blaze's name (also named after our grandfathers) and have been waiting to share it with the boys forever. 

We had popcorn and brownies and ice cream. And we laughed so hard that we had to pause it from time to time. 

This morning: Mass and religious education. Let's see if I can survive happily through the rest of the weekend!