Another Monday Mosaic

As well as enjoying a lovely camera-testing nature walk (see previous post), the weekend was also otherwise fun-filled. Friday was spent running errands – like buying new knitting needles, so I could start on a new and colourful sweater. (I’ve always wanted a more “playful” sweater, and they only seem to make them for children… so, I’m making my own!)

Then, I spent some time fixing up my husband’s Batman costume so that his “crotchal area” isn’t as… tight? Prominent? Uncomfortable? (In any case, I spent far too much time staring at it… 😉 )

(Ha! Made you look… didn’t I??? Double ha!!!)

That night, I was supposed to accompany my hubby to the theatre to watch him and his buddy Rob perform improv as “The Dynamic Duo”… but by the time the sitter showed up, I was kinda pooped. So, I had her take the kids to the mall for a couple of hours, got a few little things crossed off my “to do” list, and then hit the tub with Oprah!

By the time I was done, the kids were tucked in bed and all I had to do was pay the sitter and hit the hay as well. It. Was. AWESOME!

The next day started with the usual goofiness – like the boys playing in an upside-down tent…

… and it ended up at the theatre for a wonderful kids presentation of “Sleeping Beauty”.

Meet the good fairy Rrrosemarrry. I think the spy-cam did pretty well for 5th row seating. Sadly, Monkeyboy Junior Jr. did not do as well – he wigged out as soon as the lights came down, necessitating daddy to hang with him in the lobby for the first half of the show, and mommy for the second. At least there were books to read.

Then it was home for some chillaxin’ – and a nature walk before dinner.

On Sunday, I knit some… and then did some sewing for a friend. When Monkeyboy Junior first arrived, I was gifted a giant, square receiving blanket. I loved it so much, that in spite of my sleep deprivation, I had to make myself some more. They were awesome!!! Soooo much handier than the regular ones you get in the stores… So, I’ve been gifting them to friends who’ve had babies. And one of those friends wanted me to make some for someone she knows, who is now expecting. They even come with coordinating square wipes. =)

We wrapped Sunday up with a delicious fall roast…

(Here it is post-browning but pre-baking, as I seem to have a really hard time remembering to take photos of food after it’s done cooking.) Dinner was not only tasty, but interesting too, as Daddy tried to explain scientific concepts such as displacement, heat transfer, and weight to the seven-year-old. “No, buddy, 5 pounds of bricks do not weigh more than 5 pounds of feathers…”  Put it all together and you get:

Ta-dah! Yeah. It was a good one – hurrah! (And can I just say again just how much I love the new Coolpix?!) Anyhow. Hope you had an amazing weekend yourselves. =)