We enjoyed the pool yesterday evening, & then spontaneously decided to go to dinner. The food had just arrived when Nick informed us that he was very sick. Ahhh, life with kiddos! :) We packed up dinner, headed home, & Nick threw up on our driveway. He was sick all through the night, and this morning. He skipped soccer, and is starting to feel better, after crackers & Gatorade.
I was up quite a bit in the night with him, and then took Sam to soccer this morning so M could get in some yard work. We have one mature fruit tree (a grapefruit tree), but the neighbor has a tree that has basically smothered it - the neighbor's tree is about 5 feet beyond the property line, has grown on top of our tree - blocking the sun, and is also close to our roof. M spoke to our neighbor (she is quite elderly) & asked her if he could cut it. So, he was taking care of that this morning.
This afternoon, I made everyone lunch & then we all got in the pool. It's 90 degree, so relaxing by the pool in the sunshine (technically, I use a big umbrella, so it's the shade) was just what the doctor ordered after a sleepless night. I'll also wrap up some laundry, hit Costco, get my supplies for the end of the year soccer party tomorrow, and I have a batch of muffins in for our other neighbors. It's a lovely woman who is taking care of her husband with advanced dementia. I know she doesn't get out much, so the kids & I try to go over when we can (with baked goods or meals) just to say hello.
This evening, I'm meeting a friend (M's cousin's wife) for dinner. I hope I can stay up late enough to handle it. :-)
It's HOT here today, and I can already tell that we are going to need air conditioning! Our rental house stayed cool in the heat, but this house is not as insulated. We'll have to price that out & add it to our budget. Maybe we'll add in solar?
What about you? What are you up to today?
Oh how wonderful to spend some time in the sun (in the shade)!
ReplyDeleteA/C is one of the greatest inventions. It would be hard to live here without it.
It is definitely a fabulous invention - we will be pricing it out for sure.
DeletePoor Nick!I hope he feels better. Saturday was laundry and soup day. It's been downright cold in Minnesota so soup was in order. I met old high school friends later. You are such a kind person/family. Your new neighbors are lucky to have the four of you move in. Good neighbors help make houses homes.
ReplyDeleteThank you - he is feeling great now! Kids recover so quickly. :-) It was such a nice feeling to go & visit our neighbors & keep them company for a bit.
DeleteI'm a bit shocked that house didn't come with AC, maybe they felt the pool was enough. A huge expense but SO worth it. I hope your kiddo feels better soon.
ReplyDeleteIt's a little crazy, right? We will definitely be building a budget for adding it!
DeleteGreat post. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteReading about you baking and bringing muffins to your neighbor, and then you trying to stop over and visit now and again just so they get company is truly heart warming. It truly is the little things!
ReplyDeleteLove this post.
It was so lovely, and reminded me that community is really important. I'm slowly trying to create time for it (volunteering at school, letting the boys have friends over, & making time for social gatherings). We're so busy (and tired) by the end of the week, we're not great about prioritizing this stuff, and it really is valuable & important.
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