I Need a Break!

I am taking some vacation days this week and am very excited! This is the most days I have taken off in a row - I know I need help =)

What do I plan to do with my time? I have thought of a few things so far:

• Blog
  
• Make jam with our homegrown strawberries
• Read "In Defense of Food"
• Clean out our third floor room of crap
• Take naps
• Paint the outside tables and chairs (maybe if it doesn't rain)
• Drink coffee on the front porch in the mornings
• Go to the neighborhood meeting
• Volunteer at Cherith Brook
• Go to a farmer's market
  

I have a tendency of making lists beyond what is actually doable but this is fun list that doesn't need to get done. Those are the best kind!

This weekend we took it a little easier than we do sometimes. Trinity went to a conference about medical missions Friday & Saturday and got a lot of inspiration for working toward her nursing degree. We had a great time celebrating Matthew's birthday over a bonfire Friday night, and then went to the Parker Farm's meat CSA picnic with the Sweetens on Saturday. I made some progress on the yard and garden Saturday & Sunday, but didn't push myself too hard. (I even made time to watch one of my childhood favorites Crocodile Dundee Saturday morning!) Sunday morning we went to the Quaker meeting and participated in our first Quaker wedding. Afterward we stocked up at the library, did some housework and then layed out on a blanket in the yard with our new books. We rounded out the weekend by watching a new favorite movie: The World's Fastest Indian, based on a true story about an old man from New Zealand who came to the US in the 50s to break the land speed record for motorcycles. The story is that for the small size of bike that he customized so well no one will ever beat his record!