15 Jun, 2009
It’s Monday and I’m writing instead of doing
Posted by andrea tomkins in: - Ottawa for kids|- Westboro|Easy ways to make kids happy|Misc. life
Oh, the weekend was indeed a busy one.
Friday:
Dinner at a friend’s followed by a sampling of the Westfest music scene. (Sometimes Westfest means waiting patiently for something to begin):
Saturday:
More Westfest.
… followed by a family event in Arnprior where our children spent almost two hours on a large trampoline:
… and ate cake with cousins and kids:
We had to leave early because the girls each had a social engagement. Mark and I went to… (can you guess?) Westfest.
Sunday:
Mark spent most of the day working on a secret-to-be-revealed-soon-kind-of-project (hint: it required furniture assembly and some cursing) and then … there was more Westfest. But this time I was volunteering at the Westboro Community Association booth which was directly across the street and downwind from The Works. Therefore I had no choice but to give in to the call of the Westfest burg ($7.00: caramelized onion, BBQ sauce and cheddar).
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello!
Is it just my imagination or did Westfest seem better/more interesting than in previous years?
Sunday night we went to see the 3D-version of Pixar’s UP. It was a great film. I laughed and I cried. It was an artful and gorgeous cinematic experience and we all enjoyed it very much. Do note, it is PG rated. Some parts of the film are very suspenseful and might be frightening for some children. Sarah (who just turned 8) even came to sit on my lap at one point.
We were all rather tired this morning but I had a feeling (and I was right) that this was the kind of movie worth seeing on the big screen. I’m glad we went.
As a result of weekend busyness our house looks like the circus has been camping out at our house; including the elephants and the acrobats.
The irony is not lost on me. I know I should be snapping into action but I needed to get this out while I drank my coffee. :)
Ok. Now. Coffee is done. I’m off the gym, and then I’ll be truly ready to start my day. I have a couple of very exciting writing gigs, some web work and some photos to print out for class. And maybe a flash to buy tomorrow?
How was your weekend?
