{"id":3816,"date":"2012-12-03T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3816"},"modified":"2016-09-27T10:53:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T15:53:53","slug":"weekend-shenanigans-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3816","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Shenanigans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite (or maybe because of?) a hitch early in the weekend (literally 30 minutes after Andrew left for the airport I found myself stranded in the parking lot of Winslow’s Home with a car that wouldn’t start and a couple of boys who needed to be dropped off at preschool in 10 minutes<\/em>)… the boys and I had a great (carless) weekend. Friday was rough, but I was thankful for many things: friends coming out of the woodwork offering their help, beautiful weather, and a reminder of why we chose to live where we do. I was able to leave the car in the parking lot, strap the baby to my chest, throw Oliver in the little stroller I had in the trunk, and run<\/em> (with Milo running alongside) the boys to preschool. We were only 10 minutes late! On the walk back home (now with Emil in the stroller), my friend Bethany<\/a> offered her car for the morning so I could get some food into our empty fridge. After rushing to the grocery store and a couple other places, I made it back in time to pick up the boys on foot again, feed them lunch, and meet the tow truck down in the parking lot all before 12:30.\u00a0Whew.<\/em><\/p>\n

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So… we walked a\u00a0lot\u00a0<\/em>this weekend. Saturday was one big walk, I swear. I decided to pack a couple of lunches and we walked to the zoo (7 miles round-trip, plus whatever walking we did while\u00a0at\u00a0<\/em>the zoo), and we stopped off at Washington University to check out the twig houses. I was banking on Oliver and Emil falling asleep in the stroller after so much action, but I guessed wrong, so we had some very cranky boys by the time we got home. And I woke up pretty sore Sunday morning (carrying and pushing all these dudes all day up and down hills and such was hard work… or I’m just really out of shape!).<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, my amazing friend Ingrid brought over a delicious feast that she and Brent had slaved over all morning (soooo good)\u00a0so I wouldn’t have to cook. I begged Ingrid to stay and eat with me while the little ones ran around screaming and playing dress-up upstairs. Oh, and she also brought me a pair of brand new AG jeans that she had found while thrifting that just-so-happened to be in my size!\"DSC_0004\"<\/p>\n

Seriously. I am so spoiled by our friends! So even with a few hitches, I can’t help but feel extremely lucky and happy after this weekend. Andrew returns on Tuesday morning, at which point we will be getting a whole lot of Christmas cards written and mailed by the end of the week.<\/p>\n

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Really, I can imagine things being a lot worse. The weather was in the high 60’s and 70’s all weekend, and with playgrounds, coffee shops, the library, and other fun destinations within walking distance, I have no right to complain about being car-less and on my own with the kids!<\/p>\n

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Hope you had a great weekend, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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