So although my last post was all about the whining, I wanted to mention that Sir Monkeypants and I did have quite the A+ weekend. The weather was beautiful — clear and sunny and warm, but not too hot, and we managed to work in just the right mix of getting stuff done around the house, resting, and having playtime with the kids.

Saturday I gave both kids a haircut and then a full bath with hairwashing. Then we hit the Home Depot and used a wide variety of coupons from the government to save money on lots of energy-saving items, like low-wattage lightbulbs and outdoor solar lights. Then we came home and installed the new ceiling fan we had bought (with coupon) for our upstairs landing, which will help keep the house mercifully cool, so one of my avenues of whining will be cut off. In the afternoon I took the Captain for a bike ride around the block and then we played with the boys next door in their backyard, while Sir Monkeypants took Gal Smiley to meet and greet the little girls who live across the street. Oh, and I forgot to mention that somewhere in there we met the couple who has purchased the house that is being built next door, and it turns out they are friends-of-friends who we have actually met before, and furthermore, they are expecting a baby in August. How perfect is that?

After dinner, Gal Smiley needed another bath from playing in the neighbour’s sandbox, during which she managed to stick a soap crayon up my nose. Impressively far, too. But I was in a pretty chipper mood so it played as funny instead of infuriating.

Sunday I cleaned the fish tank and baked some muffins while Sir Monkeypants got another thin coat of mud on the baby’s room (he’s repairing the drywall after installing some soundproofing between the bedrooms). Then we went shopping for a wading pool, and after several stops settled on one from the Superstore. We came home and filled it and got out the waterguns, and the boys from next door came over and had a big water fight with their mom and which was tons of fun. Sir Monkeypants installed our BBQ and cleaned it out and now we can actually probably eat off of it sometime this summer, which is awesome, and the whole while I sat around in a lounge chair reading a magazine.

Such a great weekend!