{"id":11312,"date":"2016-05-23T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=11312"},"modified":"2016-09-07T10:29:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:29:05","slug":"weekend-shenanigans-112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=11312","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Shenanigans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s officially summer break (for us, anyway), and this weekend kicked it off in the best way — but not before going through a bit of emotional turmoil. After a really rough few of weeks with Andrew in and out of town (and mostly out of town<\/em>), the boys and I were all pretty tuckered out emotionally and physically. The timing of all the travel was just rotten — Andrew had to miss most of the end of year school events, including the boys’ spring concert. Sometimes the old pity party train arrives at the worst moments. I found myself tearing up within the first five minutes of the concert as I sat in the audience really missing Andrew and feeling all the wrong feelings — the immature ones I wish weren’t a part of me at all anymore. It all probably sounds worse than it was, and long story short, the concert was wonderful (they sang a David Bowie song, for goodness sake!) with Emil rocking quite the interesting outfit (he dressed himself, velcro tie on top of tee shirt and all), and Andrew arrived home late that night just in time to give hugs and kisses goodnight.<\/p>\n

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Emil was such a good boy, sitting through the long lower elementary and upper elementary production after he sang his part early on. He drew me a picture of “two snails and the universe” with the only marker (yellow) I could find in the depths of my purse.\u00a0\"DSC_0025\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I was so proud of my boys — they have worked so hard this year, learned so much and made so many good friends… and now I get them to myself for the summer! Woo-hoo!\u00a0\"DSC_0056\"<\/a>\"DSC_0071\"<\/a>\"DSC_0072\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We, the whole family<\/em>, had a remarkable weekend. With circus classes over until camp later this summer, we had the whole weekend open and spent it together being carefree and slow. We hung out with friends on Friday night, neighbors on Saturday and Sunday, and went for a long hike on Sunday. Emil spent much of his afternoon naked in a plastic tub. Go figure.<\/p>\n

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Also, citronella plants are\u00a0<\/em>pretty! Who knew!<\/i><\/p>\n

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Everything is all abloom everywhere we look. Turns out all that rain makes the flowers grow after all!<\/p>\n

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I’m so looking forward to this summer. I hope your weekend was wonderful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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