Wonderful Weather

     Finally...a break! My first one of the day, in fact. Woke up bright and early this morning, fed the kids their breakfast, changed diapers, got everyone dressed and headed towards downtown. We were all ready with our library card ready to check out some books for summer reading and a few movies, of course. But, alas, we get there only to find out that the library doesn't open until 10. I was caught slightly off guard as most of the other Roanoke Valley libraries open between 8:30am and 9am. But, it turned out to be a magnificent morning because we arrived just as Daddy was taking his morning break. 
      The kids in tow, we utilized our newest skill of "looking both ways before we cross the road" and managed to make it to Mill Mountain without a hitch. We grabbed a cheese danish, some water, and the kids a Capri Sun and sat down to take a short break. Because, it's no easy task walking two children across downtown Roanoke. The morning was so pleasant, though. Right around 70 degrees with a cool breeze blowing, and getting to see my amazing husband...WOW! I couldn't have asked for a better start to the day. :-)
       Afterwards, we headed back to the car and gave Daddy hugs and kisses goodbye...which made me a bit sad. I was even contemplating kidnapping him for the day but decided we probably needed the paycheck so our kids could eat, lol. Our next stop was at Wasena Park for some much needed time to burn off energy. The kids had a blast until "that kid" showed up. Yes, the one whose parents are absentee except when they're screaming obscenities at them, with no regard whatsoever to what their child is doing...like shoving my baby girl down and sitting on her; or pushing Noah off the steps. Grrrrr...nothing gets my blood boiling more than a bully (except maybe parents who treat their kids like garbage). Although, grant it, it really wasn't the kids fault, obviously. 
     As soon as we got back home the kids were starting to get tired and cranky so I fed them their lunch and let them play for a couple more hours. I then tried laying them down for their naps but our "lovely" neighbor across the street chose that exact moment to begin blaring their music so loud I had to shut all of the windows...which barely blocked out their obnoxiousness. It took Noah Bug over an hour to fall asleep because of it, but thankfully he finally nodded off into dreamland. Now I'm finally sitting here resting, but not for long. We've got family visiting tonight so I want to make sure the house is clean. So, think I will catch up on last night's shows and get to work. Hope each of you is having an amazing week! God bless you all!