I feel as though I have been a little MIA this past week. It was a good week but it was a full week. I think knowing that the summer is sadly coming to a close, we are all trying to get in those last few precious visits with friends and family and squeezing as much of the 'to do' list into the last few remaining summer days as we can.
I'm much better at regularly posting to twitter and instagram, so feel free to follow me there too.. nudge nudge. :)
Where to begin...
We have replaced the oil burning furnace with a propane furnace that can be converted to natural gas should they ever run natural gas out this way. There were so many factors in this decision and the timing - environmental responsibility, cost, insurance requirements...
With the furnace installed, Derek used the tractor to dig an 18inch deep trench a route to where the propane tank would be placed. To all my friends looking to landscape their properties at all.. if you need BIG rocks, I'll hook you up. We've got plenty. What a job!!! Furnace and propane installation complete....
... and it was cool and damp enough this week to feel like autumn!! Two days this week were 'tea days'.. I'm not a big tea drinker but there are just some days that warrant a pot or two of tea - and these delicious oatmeal chocolate chip cookies from my Girl Guide friend "Sunflower". We had a lovely visit and more than a couple of pots of tea together.
Lastly... I need to do a blog post on what I have learned about the importance of meal planning and organized grocery shopping. Erin had a friend out for a sleepover during the week. I knew what we were going to have for meals, snacks - the girls had a pile of activities planned and all ran smoothly UNTIL half way through making breakfast crepes, I realized we didn't have a drop of maple syrup in the house!! What to do?
Out came the chocolate syrup and the vanilla ice cream. The girls had a deliciously unhealthy breakfast - thankfully my friend is a good sport and a very understanding mom and laughed when I texted her that if her daughter comes home with stories of 'ice cream for breakfast', it is in fact true. I did think my mother in law would be very proud of me - visits to grandma and grandpa's house always include ice cream and sweets... grandma has even unashamedly given little girls ice cream BEFORE dinner. :)
Our week wrapped up with a lovely visit with some dear friends that we hadn't seen since we moved in June. Us grown ups were able to sit and catch up over a glass of wine while the kids raced bikes down the hill (even after the sun set!! thankfully nobody was hurt). Our kids loved seeing their friends - our friends' poor daughter was such a trooper with being shadowed by Sam and Krista who pulled her in all sorts of directions to catch toads and barn cats and climb and jump from rocks!
Oh and to witness the awkwardness of 12/13 year old boys and girls that don't quite know how to chat face to face.. poor Nicole. Hopefully she passes over this blog post without reading it - our tough girl in braids and camouflage and sooo SHY and QUIET around her friend that she has known since preschool!?! lol
Until then,
Jeanette
Had such a "great" time visiting...The "Schnicks" are such wonderful hosts!!
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Thank you Allycat - our visit was long overdue - lets get together again soon!
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