Staycation

A few photos borrowed from my awesome sister-in-law:

My staycation is over, and I have returned to work. I know you're supposed to feel refreshed and ready to go, but does anyone reeeeally feel rested and refreshed? I did everything I could last week to prove to myself not to quit my day job. For instance:

-I tried my hand at carpentry and built Logan a sandbox for his birthday. While this started out to be a seemingly simple task, as with most things, it turned into a comedy of errors. Long story short--we have a 6x6 square-(ish) structure in the backyard that surrounds a small quantity of sand, we have an assortment of 1/4 inch drill bits, and are proud owners of a new right angle!

-I made a run at the next Cake Wars competiton and with the help of my niece and sister, created a cake for Logan's birthday. We decided it was probably worthy of a blue ribbon. . . (in the beginning cake decorator's class)

-I pretended I was a landscaper and added a(nother) row of pavers to the patio. While I can't promise we won't have to balance the patio table with a matchbook, I'm pretty sure the patio will serve its purpose of holding my chair, which will hold me, which will hold my cold beverage of choice.

-We stayed fairly busy but it was such fun! I loved loved spending awesome time with Dale and the kids. It helps to put everything into perspective, and I loved being able to pour myself into my family for a few days. Ordinarily, I would probably hate every minute of the aforementioned activities, but I'll do anything for my kids and it feels good to look out and see things, knowing we did it ourselves. (I don't care to make a habit of it, however. . . so hi ho hi ho, its off to work I go again tomorrow)