I've been waiting for this treat ALL weekend. A tall, nonfat raspberry mocha from Starbucks + a chocolate cupcake with raspberry buttercream frosting that I made this afternoon.
A rundown of our weekend:
Friday--Maia had a half day at school and after she came home we both had a 'playdate' with our friends. Katie came down with Macey and Atticus and we had a nice afternoon together. Rick and I ended up hosting a sort of impromptu dinner party and had a fabulous time doing so! We had a full table--there was 11 of us altogether. Dinner was Grilled Cheeseburgers, homemade mac n'cheese, glazed carrots and applesauce. Dessert was homemade vanilla ice cream and Oreo Cupcakes (which I didn't have time to take a picture of)
Saturday--The larger part of our day was spent at the soccer field. Tristyn had his game first, then we had a picnic lunch followed by Maia's game. There's something about spreading out a quilt underneath some trees lounging around with friends (Yay Katie and Chelsea!! You guys have no clue how much better good company makes soccer spectating for me!)
Then--LOOK what we found.
Rick is calling him Buddy. Our neighbor told us that a dog got his mother the day before and he's been hanging around since. Buddy is very friendly, full of fleas (currently being rectified) and not terribly bright; it was his attempt to curl up in a pile of leaves in the street that made me decide to take him in.
He doesn't play too much and prefers to eat and nap. He does seem to like the sticks and leaves Rick and Maia provided for him. Thanks to the Internet, I was able to find out how to take care of him until he is able to fend for himself and also what to do to make sure he is ready to be on his own away from humans.
He gets back to sleeping in a hurry.
Sunday--A day spent tending to house, family, and squirrel. Kids dashing in and out and all around. Dinner on the deck. Exhausting but enjoyable.
