Since rounding up the garden got cancelled last night, my dad offered to come do it this morning. About fifteen minutes away from our place the rain started and stayed all day. Only now that the day is done has it stopped. So who knows. Maybe tomorrow we’ll get our garden rounded up and the grass done. I know we could do it ourselves, but it would take forever with our mostly broken lawn mower, so we’ve recruited one of the guys from town with a ride-on to come help.
Since my dad was over, we broke out some watermelon and chatted a bit while Dekker had his breakfast, and then he headed on his way back home to complete some jobs before my mom arrives home from Winnipeg early next week. We took on our house and finished up all the tidying, swept the floor, did dishes, and threw in the last couple loads of laundry. I also prepped the chicken for dinner in its marinade.
Our friends arrived mid-afternoon. They’re always great to have around, and it seems the conversation never slows really. They are friends that we can talk to about pretty much everything. Serious stuff. Embarrassing stuff. Nostalgic stuff. As Nolan said this evening, we’ve pretty well crossed that line of whats appropriate to talk to your friends about, so now we’re just golden 🙂 They’re aso very brave and eat the things I try out on them. Today was my first attempt at chicken stir fry with a peanut sauce. While it wasn’t a juicy as I would have liked, the flavor was all there and it went over well. They brought a delicious dessert of a mixed berry pie with whipped cream. Sooo good and really smooth 🙂 We chatted a bit more and then they headed home just before 10pm. We all have young kids and even 10pm is pushing it.
So again, same as yesterday, all of our outdoor jobs from yesterday and this morning didn’t happen. But it was still a super successful day. We plan to stay home tomorrow and stay comfy. If we get ambitious, we might try and build some deck chairs that we’ve been dreaming about for a while, but not before croissants and coffee in bed. Its going to be another great day. Hopefully these days keep coming!