supermom

What a perfect summer day we've had here!

It started yesterday at around 5 pm, when Emily's very best friend Kathryn arrived for a sleepover. We had quesadillas for dinner and, after Jonah went to bed, the girls watched some dreadful movie about a toaster and had ice cream sandwiches as a special treat. They got into bed at 10:00. The final No More Talking warning came at about 11:15, after I had already gone to bed!

This late night extravaganza didn't slow them a bit this morning...they were both up watching cartoons by 8:00! Jonah joined them soon after, and they did their thing while I did mine.

We were headed toward the playground, but the weather got hinky, so we were off to pancake brunch. Then, miraculously, the rain stopped, so we took a detour to the classic car show. I took them trhough the lot and taught them everything I knew:

* The Corvette is the coolest car ever (editor's note: don't miss the interactive feature on that link);

* The assembly line that made this 1931 Model A is what made it possible for everyone in America to own a car;

* You are lucky girls indeed to be invited to sit in this 1932 Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe;

and

* This truck was built in 1912...that's even older than Bubby! It's a horseless carriage...just like in the American Girl book we read last week.

After some face painting (held out like the proverbial carrot on a stick), we went out for the originally intended pancakes and eggs, home for a nap (Jonah) and another bad movie (Emily and Kathryn), this time about a monkey, and then back out again!

We met Kathryn's family at a local lake club for picnic dinner, swimming, playing in the sand, climbing on the slides, etc.

Whew! Both kids sure seemed ready for bed by the time we got home.

And now, let me tell you, after shaking the sand out of everything, washing the dishes, sorting the laundry, putting away the bug spray, wiping the bird poop off my beach bag, and offering thanks to the universe for the Holy Bean that will be awaiting me in the morning, I am, too.

Posted by volfie at June 29, 2003 10:39 PM