Friday: Breanna had been very upset on Thursday afternoon when she found out I had gone for a walk in the woods with the dog without her. I mean REALLY upset. That kid loves the woods as much as I do. I promised her we’d go on Friday and so that’s what we did. Hayley went straight to her grandparents’ house for the afternoon and evening after school so she didn’t realize we were going out somewhere without her. Walking in the woods with a four-year-old wearing snow pants is a lot slower than just going by yourself with the dog, but it was fun and the weather was outrageously beautiful.

I ended Friday by sobbing into a pile of tissues while watching “Hope For Haiti Now”. What an amazing telethon and George Clooney is truly an incredible person for getting it organized so quickly.

Saturday: It was meant to start off quietly but instead it ended up finding me and the kids still in our pajamas (George pulled on sweatpants), bare feet stuffed in boots, standing outside and wondering if our building was on fire. All the tenants were out, though not everyone came right down – some stayed in their hallway, the alarm blared, the kids cried, and the fire department showed up. I would have taken some photos of the firemen traipsing up and down the stairs with their axes and fire extinguishers but I discovered that despite what I used to think, I actually will NOT go retrieve my camera from my desk in the case of a fire. My bag was by the door but I had dumped photos the night before so the camera was too far away and the alarm was too loud and I said, “you know, eff that, I can’t afford a new camera right now but I can’t take pictures if I’m dead either so…” Alas.

Turns out that there was no fire, someone’s smoke detector was defective, tripped the system, and set off the building’s main alarm. Whew. Still, when I got up on Sunday I put on jogging pants so I wouldn’t have to stand around with my neighbors while wearing my snowman flannel PJs, gah.

That ended all hopes of peace but I did manage to take both kids and the dog into the woods yet again for a two hour walk. They argued with each other most of the way so the woods were less quiet than usual but at least it gave them exercise and helped them sleep later.

With the kids bickering non-stop all day long I had posted to Facebook saying that I was undergoing a personal tragedy because while it was a definite “wine day” I had no wine and didn’t foresee acquiring any. A friend read it and since George was down in her basement at that moment, helping her husband with reno work she asked if I’d like to bring the kids over for supper. Upon arrival she practically immediately poured me a glass of wine – yay Facebook! We had delicious chicken fajitas but the best part was truly just escaping my own home and having some adult conversation with a friend I hadn’t seen for awhile.

Sunday: Today I expected a lot of crappy weather since I woke up to weather warnings in my email from the Weather Network (I know, geek) but it was actually pretty nice out all day long. I took the dog into the woods for a walk for the fourth day in a row, but solo this time and it was a good way to unwind from the whole weekend, especially since I spent much of the day cleaning the kids’ room out.

Tomorrow is technically the beginning of the week but it will feel a little bit confusing to me since Hayley has a Ped Day. That means I’ll be off all week long.

I hope your weekend was a good one too.