Ned played golf early Sunday morning to finish out the member-guest tournament. He and Owen did well, and Ned enjoyed having Owen play with him. I slept in, enjoyed some quiet time at home, then went to pick up Avery. We had lunch when we got home, then she took a good nap. I went to the store when Ned got home and then cooked lasagna for Ned's Father's Day dinner.
My Monday woes were discussed here. I was feeling better about things before bed that night. Ned got his old laptop working, but sometimes it was touch and go. My jack of all trades father-in-law took the Pepsi logged laptop apart mid-week and got it back up and running! The space bar is a little stiff now, and the battery is completely gone, but it was well on it's way before the spill.
The air conditioning men came back Tuesday but were done before lunch and were outside most of the time. We had a nice, cool house when they left. I did have to get them to secure an air vent in the living room, because in the span of about 0.4 seconds that morning, Avery had the cover off and half of Felix was in the duct work. Those two make quite the team.
During the week, Avery and I tried to get outside for playtime and errands in the morning. We played in the yard, took walks, and went to the church playground on Thursday and Friday. That was a BIG hit since they have a wooden train and boat plus 2 slides. Avery has asked to go to church no less than 100 times since, which I suppose is a good thing. Running errands is taking a little longer since Avery lists all the things she expects to see along the way. Sometimes I feel like I am running a bus tour, but I know driving by a school bus won't always be the highlight of her day like it is now.
Friday was a little like Christmas with the arrival of some fun things. After visiting the playground, Avery and I picked up something for her at the UPS Store. When we arrived home, the prints we ordered from our pictures with Jennifer had been delivered. They are even more special in person, and I can't wait to see our album that will be arriving soon. After Avery's nap, I made a strawberry pretzel salad. To occupy and supervise Avery, I brought her table in the kitchen so that she could have a snack. She was more interested in me hammering the pretzels, though. Ned had a funeral visitation after dinner, so after Avery and I rode by the house, we played outside.
Ned fished Saturday morning, and Avery and I met Kristin and Emerson at the pool. I still have no pictures because there simply are not enough hands. After a little yelling, I got Avery into her float long enough for her to realize she liked it. She had fun talking to "E" and spotting tractors, bees, and planes. The baby pool was nice and warm so we spent some time in there. That isn't as refreshing for Mama but allows Avery to burn off some energy. Ned was home we we got home, so we all had lunch together. Avery napped and Ned went to a funeral. She woke up asking for E and church, but she had to settle for Walmart. Ned was back when we got home, and he grilled burgers for dinner. Avery had no interest in burger, cucumbers, tomatoes, or watermelon, but requested lots of beans and sweet potato fries. Menu planning will be a challenge this summer as fickle female behavior is already emerging. We walked around in our foundation then came home for Avery to play outside for awhile since it was such a nice night.
We're looking forward to a normal week this week as we continue to get into our at-home routine. I'm still working on ways to keep Avery active and engaged and also need to get in the grove with my weekly chore list. I can't believe July will arrive this week. Summer just started and is going by too fast already.
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