We had a good time with my brother & SIL. They didn't have to leave until Monday night so we weren't rushed and were able to just hang out and do fun stuff. There was lots of swimming, a trip to the skate park to watch Ethan skate, playing at the park, a trip to Dow Gardens for the Butterfly show and of course, dinner at uncle Marty's work. There is something about throwing peanut shells on the floor that a 3 year old can't resist.
I got to send my scrapbooking stuff home with my SIL. I am glad it is with someone who will use it, instead of just glaring at it as a reminder of how much money I spent on a hobby I am just too unmotivated and untalented to enjoy.
Today will be spent looking over school plans for the summer, spring cleaning the garage and catching up on laundry.
I have a few totes of stuff in the garage that I decided I either need to use or get rid of. I am not going to save things for "when the kids are older" or "when we paint" or whatever lame excuses I have used in the past. When I was growing up, my dad collected all kinds of nice things, but stored them "until we buy a house." My parents never bought a house, so the things just sat in boxes in the basement. After my dad died, my mom just gave most of it away, because it was too hard to go through it all. I'm not going to live like that. So what if the antique plate gets chipped or the *whatever* gets broken? It will get broken being used and enjoyed. So there.
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