The Long Weekend

This weekend was one of the best weekends of my life. We didn't do anything terribly exciting, instead we just spent time at home as a family. Usually we have plans for the weekend and end up cramming several activities/social events into those two short days. But not this weekend. We had plenty of time to relax and enjoy spending our time together. Jack has started to say "mama" to me. It is so very sweet. He calls for me if I'm in another room and greets me when he sees me. Interestingly, I've noticed that he also refers to milk as "mama" as he is tugging at my shirt to nurse. How very apropos.

Of course, there were still groceries to be bought, meals to by planned, laundry to do, floors to clean, and all those other household necessities to attend to. Once that was taken care of, I got sudden inspiration to bake some bread (something I really enjoy doing, but don't find time to do very often) and whipped up some whole wheat rolls and a loaf for sandwiches. It smelled divine and looked so lovely in the oven that I just had to take a picture.

And while we're in the kitchen, I should point out that we have a brand new beautiful kitchen sink and faucet!! Anyone who ever had the misfortune of using our old sink can tell you it was about time for an upgrade. Brent and his dad installed it last weekend and we just love it. The best part is the detachable nozzle. Such luxury!

I spent some time working on a sewing project (a bag for Jack, photos coming soon) and reading with Brent. Yes, reading with Brent. Let me explain. I am what you would call a "reader". Brent is what you would call a "reluctant reader". I got inspired watching an old Christmas video of Brent as a child opening up one of those "choose your own adventure" books from the 1980's. He was ecstatic to receive it, which struck me as funny since the adult Brent that I know does not usually show enthusiasm for books, and sometimes (often) mocks me for mine. So I searched high and low for a book to give Brent for Christmas that might make him utter a cry of "rad!" like he had in the old video. Although I did the exact response I was hoping for, he did say something along the lines of "Oh, cool" when he found his copy of Into the Wild in his stocking. He has since moved on to The River Why which he got from the library on Sunday. So now Brent is reading, and I am still reading, and even little Jack has taken up the hobby (in French, nonetheless!).

Just when I thought my sewing/baking/reading/relaxing weekend couldn't get any better, it did. Monday morning at 5:30 my phone rang. Any teacher will tell you that an early morning phone call is one of the sweetest sounds to hear. No school due to snow. It just doesn't get any better than this...