Fun Saturday

Saturdays are my least favorite day of the week. I consider it "family" day. Husbands are usually home and most families are using Saturday to get "stuff" done! It's the day I feel Sam's absence the most. I never know what to do on Saturdays to keep us busy, but today was not like our normal Saturdays. The young men arrived at 7 am to complete my back yard. They have been working on my backyard as a service project and we have loved having them over. Emmet enjoys "helping". They finished it today and it looks fantastic. It no longer feels cramped and tiny. My yard was quite sloped in the back, but now it will be much easier to mow. I am overwhelmed by their kindness and generosity.

Sam's youngest brother lives a few minutes away and took my kids for a few hours this morning. He was heaven sent!! I needed a break from Emmet and Emery and they needed one from me. They were so excited to see uncle Blake. I was amazed at how excited Emery was. They came home with a Mother's Day gift for me that they had picked out. They were quite proud of themselves. Emmet couldn't understand why I couldn't open their gift today, so of course I opened it. They picked out everything, including the superman gift bag. There were two packages of Pokemon cards (thank you Emmet, I always need Pokemon cards) and these darling plates with matching place mats. We used them tonight for dinner. Emmet has already swindled the Pokemon cards!!

Lastly, the weather is warm enough to swim. And swim we did!! The water is a little cold at first, but you get use to it. It's funny, when I think a day is going to be long and hard, someone always calls and invites us to do something. Today was one of those great days!!