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Whew – I thought weekends were for relaxing!

Emily surprised me on Friday night with a date night. She got Ashley to watch Sean for the night and we had a nice dinner at Brios (awesome Italian place at the Newport on the Levee) and then we went and saw the movie “I Love You Man”. Great food, good movie, first night out we’ve hads ince my mom ‘rescued’ us last time she was here 😉
Was a bit of a rough night with Sean Friday/Saturday. and we all slept in a little bit or had a nap. I managed to get the grass cut and weed-whacked and trimmed some evergreens that aren’t fairing so well since the drought a few years ago. Sean got to play outside quite a bit. Emily had some photos she is editing and they should be up in a day or so – some really cute ones!
Sunday we went to church and to the newcomers welcome after (I’m on the committee that sponsors it). After church and , Emily and Sean took a nap and I decided to try to finish the retaining wall and garden we started a couple weeks ago. Three hours later, Emily and Sean woke up – but Sean had a fever. Emily took his temp and the poor guy was up to about 102 degrees. He hasn’t had a fever like that since his last ear infection in November. Last week was his first full week back at daycare in nearly two weeks so he probably caught something there. He threw up twice this evening but seemed to get a little better later in the night. He snuggled Emily until we put him to bed around 10pm.
While Emily took care of Sean, I went back to Lowe’s to buy the rest of of their blocks for the wall and to the grocery store to get some Pedialyte for Sean. When I got back, I checked on Sean and mom – they were snuggling on the couch watching Baby Einstein movies. I went back out and unloaded the the last 30 blocks out of the Jetta and resumed my work on the wall. About 30 minutes into it, I heard a very loud BANG. It took me a while to figure it out- but apparently the front driver’s tire exploded. I couldn’t find a hole until I removed the wheel. There was a two and a half inch gash that opened up on the inside of the tire! Very glad it happened while the car was sitting in the drive way and now while I was driving around with a couple hundred pounds of cement blocks in the trunk.
I did get the wall mostly done and some weed barrier down. I still have to tweak the wall to get it completely level and the ends flush.
The Wall:

Sweet sick boy:

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