The weekend went well. It was very very busy, but good.

On Saturday the kids did their swimming lessons from 8am to 9am. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and dropped Ben off at the first congregational church because he was going to hike five miles and then spend the day and evening camping with the boy scouts at Camp Nihan.

We turned right around and headed off to Peabody where Grace’s birthday party was held. The venue (Bonkers) wasn’t bad. We stayed for lunch and everyone had a good time. On the way home I dropped off Ben’s tent and gear (he had been waiting for it for an hour. oops!)

Then we went home and spent the afternoon visiting with friends from out of town. We had a great time with them and their kids got along really well with our kids and everything went great.

At night it snowed a little. Well, I guess in hindsight its clear that it snowed kind of a lot. First it rained then it turned in to snow. At 11pm some of the scouts’ tents started to collapse under the weight of the snow. Not mine, though! Years ago I went to Eastern Mountain Sports and picked up a decent 2-3 person three season tent that Ben took. I believe it sagged under the weight, but I dont’ believe it buckled and collapsed.

In any case, they woke the park ranger who opened a cabin for them to stay in. They got up at 6am to start breaking down their camp site. When I got there at 8am with hot chocolate for Ben they looked awful. Every one of them. Especially Ben. They were all wet and cold and miserable. They finished cleaning up and we took some of the troop gear and then went to Burger King for a warm breakfast. I think Ben really appreciated it. And after he took his shower I think he started feeling human again.

I spent the rest of the morning getting our belongings out of storage. I made several trips back and forth between the storage unit and the house. Eventually Ben went to his friend, Spencer’s house and Liz and I went off to see if we could track down the local “Whole Foods Market”. It wasn’t far but was inconveniently located.

So it wound up taking us all day long. When I got home I had some chores to tend to. I also got to grill for the first time this year - some delicious marinated steak tips. Me and Gabriel and Chloe devoured them!

Somehow the whole weekend got eaten up with obligations - good and less-good. And here it is: Monday and I’m ready for the weekend again.

The trouble is that I have a cold. So I much rather just go to sleep than go to work. Maybe I’ll do that tomorrow.

ugh - I need some more DayQuil.

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