Swimming Saturday

A princess joined us for breakfast this morning!

This morning I headed out the door alone (a very rare thing for me to do) to stop at some yard sales (the town where our library is was having a community yard sale today) en route to an Amish breakfast. I bought one hardback book (The Ugly Duckling) at the library (which meant I showed great restraint as they had TONS and TONS of books for sale at extremely low prices) and two coloring books (10 cents each), a booster seat for Ian when he's promoted out of the highchair ($2), a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe car ($5), a pair of cute pink/orange sandals for Nadia for next year ($2), and a dress for Nadia in the future ($3). If I hadn't signed up for the ladies breakfast at church, I would have spent a lot more time at the yard sale. I did underestimate the size of the car in terms of getting it into my trunk. Thankfully someone walking by came to my assistance and helped me remove a carseat and lower the backseat of the car so we could get the coupe in my Prius. Nadia and Ian love it! Ian had a total meltdown when I took him out to give Nadia a turn.

The ladies breakfast was held at an Amish farm - "Two Sisters Meals" who specialize in "old fashioned Amish home cooked meals." I think it was my first time in an Amish home - not one you might tour in Lancaster but as in a home where Amish people are currently living. They first served us our beverages - either water or grape juice made from grapes growing on vines on their farm. Then they served apple muffins and delicious rolls (with butter or apple butter). Ham, hash browns, eggs with cheese, and a vegetable casserole were next. The meal concluded with pineapple pastries, whoopie pies, and cheesecake. I don't think anyone left hungry! At the end of the meal one of the women plus two of her daughters sang us two songs with great gusto (one in English and one in German).

Paul did some yardwork for me today. He removed some ground cover around our lightpost in the front yard and did some more weed whacking of our "swamp." Yesterday I trimmed some shrubs and put down 3 bags of mulch.

The pool we recently joined opened today. The kids and I went there after Nadia woke up from her nap. They LOVED the kiddie pool. What a delight to watch them laughing and splashing and having so much fun. They were not happy when I said it was time to go home. Ian screamed when I tried to put him in the main pool. I think the water was too cold. It will warm up. Paul said he'll join us on Monday. He can stay with Ian in the kiddie pool (as Paul also doesn't like cold water), and Nadia and I can take a dip in the main pool. Nadia will be having her first swimming lessons this summer. I am hoping to buy a new bathing suit on Monday morning because I discovered that mine are just way too big. It's a nice problem to have, but it's rather ironic as I went more than 10 years without buying a new bathing suit, and now I'll be buying new swimsuits two years in a row as I just purchased these last May for our trip to Florida. They were okay for our cruise in January (although a bit too large), but now the waistband doesn't even touch my body. It just droops down. Shopping for a bathing suit is never my favorite thing to do, but it should be less painful this time around. :-)