Last Sunday we were walking into the house from our car after church and noticed a couple driving very slowly around our house. I stopped and asked if they needed help. Turns out the woman lived in our house back in the 70's. It was fun talking to her about what the house used to look like, the way she'd landscaped, and the improvements they'd made to the house.
Then Monday night I met another woman. I was leaving the library just before 9:00pm and came across a woman who had locked her keys in her car with the engine running. She was parked right in the outdoor drop-off driveway. So, I called Tim to look up the roadside assistance number for her car, then hung out with her for about an hour while we waited for the locksmith to come. It was fun to get to know a total stranger, someone I'd never have otherwise met. Plus, we provided excellent customer service to everyone who drove up, taking their things to the drop-off slot for them, since they couldn't get through the driveway.
Thursday night we headed to the home of a family from church to watch the Ducks and Beavers duke it out in a civil war game. Lots of eating, cheering, and visiting. Fun night!
Saturday morning was spent running errands. That night we took my grandma to a Christmas concert at Portland Christian Center. It was our third time going, but her first. Then we all headed to KFC for dinner, one of her favorite places to eat.
This morning we headed to church, came home for lunch, then took off again. First we dropped Devon and Naomi off at John and Yvonne's. They baked cookies, went to McDonald's, watched part of a concert, skipped naps, and had a blast. John blogged about their time with our kiddos. He's got a couple pictures on the blog with a link to a whole bunch more. Go check it out! After dropping those two off, we took Silas to The Shed. He spent a few hours eating pizza, playing games, and practicing some carols with other grade schoolers for a performance next weekend.
While the kids were all farmed out to various places Tim and I went on a date. We did some shopping for the kids' stocking stuffers, ate some Coldstone (love the combo of coupons and a gift card!), had an uninterrupted conversation about some decisions we need to make, and just enjoyed each other's company. It was great!
We had planned to decorate our tree tonight, which the guys all put up yesterday, but everyone was too tired. So, we popped in another Christmas movie from the library and just relaxed. It was a nice ending to a fun, but non-stop, weekend.
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