Heat Wave

This past weekend we were hit with a heat wave. All of the days were hot and humid that made doing things outside pretty uncomfortable. So, we proceeded to have an amazingly busy weekend, doing lots of stuff outside!

Friday night involved a trip to the Liberty Science Center with our friends. It was a fun night, Naomi in particular enjoyed all of the exhibits. Donough works there and was able to get us in for free AND get us the staff discount for dinner, so not only was it a fun night but the price was great!

Saturday was supposed to be cricket. However, due to a calendar update error, Mindy had noticed that she was scheduled to do her henna at a local street fair...so this took precedence. Unfortunately the weather was too hot for people to enjoy walking around and so there were pretty much no potential customers. Considering this, we packed up early and left by mid-afternoon. Upon arriving home, our street was being setup for the annual street block party, which we had not planned to attend. Based on the other cancellations, we decided to go along for a while and spend some more time in the sun. It was fun and it made us regret that we have not done more with our neighbours over the years.

Sunday begain with a trip to a local diner for breakfast. It was pretty much a typical diner experience - 50-something waitresses with massive chips on their shoulders acting quite impatient and other assorted weirdos in attendance. The food was OK, even though the kids really didn't find much they wanted to eat. A late morning call from Gary involved an invitation for all of us to go to the movies to see Kung Fu Panda with the kids. However, the theatre was sold out! Plan B was enacted - grab some lunch and then go to the local pool where they are members to cool down. The kids really enjoyed this and it was nice to cool down. After this, back to their house for dinner and an end to a hot, tiring yet fun weekend.

Monday was the last day of work for a week. Vacation starts on Tuesday - always a good thing!