hit the ground

The unanimous decision

to carry our

Garage Sale

through Saturday 

was made.

Good decision financially

since it was the best money making day

with 50% off

EVERYTHING.

On Sunday I rested.

This Monday morning is a different

story altogether.

The frig is bare...

every imaginable flat surface

is stacked with stuff

I need to sift through

correction

WE need to sift 

and sort through

and put back to their proper

designated locations

wherever that might be

This aftermath is to be expected

after such an ambitious endeavor

but add to that 

two adorable

little girls

in record breaking

heat advisory

weather

and you can imagine how much action

my house saw.

Trips for ice and water

popsicles

food

pit stops

(I swear that bathroom looks

like a rest stop along I-475!)

wardrobe changes...

I know I could keep going with 

this list

because it felt

endless.

Everyone pitched in to help

but there are those things

apparently many

that only Grandma Jenny 

can do.

Hold me...

said with a bit of a whine

because all were feeling the effects

of that heat...

 let's snuggle.

On a few 

very few

occasions the kids would take

a break in the cool air conditioning

while James made lunch...

Oh, I owe that kid a HUGE tip...

and catch a piece of a movie

before returning outdoors

to brave the elements...

and snuggle some more.

Three days

at that pace.

Friday night was my respite.

The house was empty and dirty

which I chose to ignore

as I threw on my tankini

and floated in a perfectly

perfect

87 degree

pool

rum and Dr. P in hand

as I waited for my man to join me.

Ah...

grabbing as bit of 

summer romance where I can.

And knowing when to say

Ok...

let's just get some take-out.

Music to James' ears.

Today will find me running

cleaning

scrubbing

disinfecting

laundering

shopping

and smiling 

as I think about that crazy

hot garage sale

spent with some of my

favorite

people.

:)

What have you been up to?