WOW What a Weekend

It is Monday morning and we had a VERY busy weekend. We had Christianne and Oliver's family wedding shower here yesterday, the prep work was huge!! Last week, Erik worked like a slave on the planters, even getting his friend Ryan in on the action. They took out ALL of the dirt, which may not sound like much to you, but it filled a dumpster!! Then Thursday night, Rick decided to put some of it back because there was too much for the dumpster. It was a crack-up. Our next door neighbor Felix came out to help as he ALWAYS does. There they were "sifting " the dirt that was being replaced into the planters. Hey guys, topsoil is CHEAP!! Then Saturday morning, Brock, Vicky's son, came over with his steam cleaner and cleaned the outside of the house and the cement. We had no idea how bad the cement was until he was done, there were cracks there that we never knew excisted. Then later, after we went to Roscoes for lunch, Rick and Erik went and got plants and more topsoil for the planters. On Sunday morning, the shower was at 2 that day, they started to plant what they had bought. The lawn was still covered with everything that Rick had taken out of the garage a week and a half ago. Talk about cutting it close, as the first guests were arriving, they put the last item back into the garage and shut the door. WHEW!! Jamie C and I had been working on the inside and shopping for the shower (Jamie spent WAY TOO MUCH on beer and supplies) and as much as I thought I was going to be ready, I wasn't. I hate not being ready. Shelley came and asked if there was anything she could do, and I put her to work. The Jamies decorated the backyard and it was really pretty, well as pretty as you can make that piece of crap patio cover look. I got a waterslide and it was in the backyard. The little ones had fun in it and Jerry's kids, Spencer and Jordan, had to be drug out and they were not happy about it. With Rick's birthday on Friday, Jamie C's on Saturday and the shower yesterday, we had a full weekend. Tonight we get to go to Aiden's swim lessons and there is no excuse for Rick to be late, he is off this week. Clever Rick, take the time off AFTER the party work, Thursday he and his boys are going golfing and I hope they all end up here for BBQ, we have LOTS of beer left over. I want to thank Jamie Bengard, Jamie Cacavalle (soon to be Jamie Bengard) for all their hard work on the shower. Kim brought all the stuff to make Mojitos, thank you Kim. With all of everybody's efforts it made for a great time for everybody.