As you all know, I have taken on way too much a bit of a heavy workload. It’s been overwhelmingly crazy a little on the busy side, but Matthew has taken over the majority of the errands/grocery shopping/childrearing. I’m GOING CRAZY AND FEEL LIKE I MIGHT LOSE IT doing well, considering that I’m putting in about eight to ten hours of (paying) work per day. Every day. Seven days a week.

Ahem.

Composing myself, because there is a bright note. Two, actually.

My good friend Amanda was good enough to host a girls’ night last Saturday. It was a much needed outing for me, as I’ve only been leaving our house about once per week. I’m not even kidding. I had brought my camera, but didn’t pull it out as we were too busy stuffing our faces. And looking at pictures on Facebook. Aren’t we wild?

We really are.

On to my second bright spot of the week. Our best buds Karen and Travis told us we’d better meet them at the beach for supper, or they would give us fifty lashes with a wet noodle.

OK, they just asked nicely, and we jumped at the opportunity. Wouldn’t you?

Summer has ARRIVED in the Okanagan. It’s HOT, and nothing says summer like a potluck picnic at the beach. Well, margaritas say summer but we all had to drive. Pop was the beverage du jour.

(I’d do a slide show, but I don’t have the time to figure it out. See above about the craziness that is my life right now. Please excuse the onslaught of photos…I can’t help myself.)

The kids all had a great time. The four older kids pretty much left us alone played on the playground equipment and in the sand.

Here’s Graham and his future wife Sarah, deep in conversation.

It looks like he’s making a play, but can I remind you that he’s FOUR? Besides, they wouldn’t do anything like that until they hit their thirties. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

(Sidenote: Here’s a cute story for you. Graham and Sarah always tell us that they’re going to get married to each other. Graham told me this again today and said, “I’m going to be the King, and Sarah is going to be my Princess. I’m going to give her a crown.”)

Awwww….but back to the beach.

Emily was her usual sweet self, and we just plunked her right in the centre of the picnic table while we ate dinner. Her “fast hands” made it a little interesting, but we managed to keep anything harmful out of her reach. Then we sat her on the beach blanket, and she amused herself for over twenty minutes with this:

Yes, an empty juice box. Karen and I were laughing at how with our first babies, we would be sure to pack all of the age appropriate toys (rattles, teethers, cups, etc.) And Emily? She gets an empty juice box.

She didn’t seem to know the difference.

Here’s another cute one of her, if only for my Mom. Hi Mom!

It was good to get away from work and spend good time with great friends. I needed that. Desperately.

While the sporadic re-connections on Facebook have been great (and weird? and crazy? and cool?) There’s something to be said for hanging out in the real world with real people. Like these two:

And don’t Matthew and I look happy to be at the beach?

It was the first time I had worn a normal bra. While the nursing bras are hot and all (what with the three-inch-wide straps and huge clasps) I thought I’d pass on that look. Don’t worry, Emily didn’t starve…and I looked somewhat fashionable.

Three weeks left, dudes. Then I’ll have all of the time in the world to blog/Facebook/etc.

Better yet?

I’ll have human connections coming out the wazoo. And DAILY beach time.

Can’t. Hardly. Wait.

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