The Best-Worst Week: Tuesday

Wow. What a great day!

When we headed out for our daily adventures, we had no idea what we were in for.
First, what did I spot discarded and alone at the side of the road a few blocks from home? A tiny slide for tiny people, i.e. my two darling boys! I packed it as well as I could and drove it home to stash it in the garage. I tried to do all of this without the boys (especially M) seeing the slide so that I could surprise them with it.

Okay, back on the road again! We live on the lake, near a shipping channel with a lift bridge, which is our only alternative to taking the highway. Guess what? Already running late due to the slide find, we hit the lift bridge in the "lift" position. Actually, aside from the delay inconvenience, this is pretty cool. We pulled into the parking lot and piled out of the car to watch the giant barge coming through, pushed by a tugboat!

And finally, to our intended destination: a visit with my 97 year old grandfather, AKA the coolest man to ever live. The kids love going to see him: he has an unending supply of cookies, he calls them by crazy nicknames, and M loves it when Gpa gives him rides on his walker. Also, my aunts were there which means M and N had two more adoring fans in attendance. Grampa did not disappoint. M had two walker-rides and two cookies, and N was called "bubble butt" and "sly guy."
This song by Jason Blaine always reminds me of my Grampa.

Then the aunties invited the boys and I for lunch. We originally thought Tim Horton's, but then M declared that he wanted FRIES, so we opted for McDonald's. Lunch was lovely. M managed to decorate everyone with honey, N ate enough for a small army, and I got to enjoy my family!

While the boys napped, I cleaned off the slide. I couldn't wait to see their faces when they saw it.
At dinner time, hubby asked the boys about their day. M: "mommy picked up a kid's slide from the side of the road for us!" Well, there went that surprise.

At any rate, they still had a lot of fun playing on the slide. It's a bit big for N, but he'll grow into it sooner than I can imagine! This day, this week, this year, this past 3 years, have flown by. I only wish I could slow it down a little.