Outing of the Week 4 - water play with friends

Ok...this only slightly fills the qualifications of an "outing": something fun, and away from home. The girls certainly enjoyed playing in the giant, blow-up water slide/pool thingie with their friends! L stayed in the water until her lips were purple. J didn't get out until she was forced to in order to head home for dinner.

The girls also have a weekly, pre-scheduled outing at the library all summer. They go for Story Hour/Reading Group, have lunch and a movie, and then spend some time doing geography/world cultures/social studies up in the Family Literacy Dept. L asked me, on the way to Library Day Camp this week, "what do you do all day while we are gone?" Unfortunately I accomplish much less that I hope to every time. This is the first time since I was in my early 30's that I haven't been responsible for ANY children, and at that point I was both pregnant AND working full time! Just having peace and quiet is LUXURIOUS!

Mostly I work in the garden and run errands. This week, I managed a walk with a friend, which turned into a visit with another friend that we bumped into on the way. I'm also trying to get some CME (Continuing Medical Education) reading done, so that I don't end up trying to get 100 hours of reading done in 4 months before my certification expires like last time. Mom and I are planning to tackle the garden with gusto this weekend, and hopefully it will be wrangled into shape enough for pictures (although I think it looks beautiful now, despite the weeds!)



I picked the first basket of beans last evening, and snapped them while watching "Arrested Development" on Netflix. They are vibrantly colored enough for the kids to help pick (which they did this morning with my Mom).