Okay, I know that this is a super late 4th of July blog, and normally I wouldn't even bother, but I was threatened on pain of death if I didn't post about it! Plus I've got some kickin' pictures to share. The reason I haven't posted lately is because I've been turning over a new leaf by trying to be the Domesticated Goddess of our universe. In plain language it means that I've been trying to regularly cook.
Anyway, this past weekend I was really good, and planned out the entire menu for this week. This is a big thing, because I can happily eat cereal for dinner. And I do. Don't tell.
Here's a Reader's Digest version of our weekend:
This is my crazy, fearless, monkey of a husband and my step-father-in-law, Bruce. We helped build a garage at his parents house this 4th of July. They just barely moved into their new house a month ago and are putting some of the finishing touches on it.
The top picture is me grouting. I believe that I have now grouted enough this year to have a title, I'm not asking for much. "Grouting Queen" would be nice. Notice the toes. I only paint my toes on special occasions, like holidays, or mitzvahs. The bottom pic is my mother-in-law, you can't see her lovely face, but notice the beat-up knee? Yeah, she's crazy. Even though she hurt her knee a few days before, she was a trooper and we grouted her beautiful travertine floor together. It turned out really nice.
This is the cutest red-headed freckled kid I know. He likes Popsicles, and I liked to give him Popsicles when no one was looking. We got a long just fine.
This is Annie Johnson and I, we look like gypsies with our "magical" jewelery.
This is Kaylee Johnson. She's a gypsy too, but super cute one. We bonded this fourth of July, and by the end she was calling me, "my Erin," which made me tickled pink.
All-in-all it was a great weekend with good food, and good company. On Saturday/Sunday we stopped at my parents in Richfield, which was a lot of fun. My parents are cute. Thanks to all the Russell, Johnson, and Goodwin families that made our Independence Day great!!
