I wrote a beautiful post the other day, it was an eloquent and brilliant introduction to a movie clip that was profound and inspiring and made a powerful statement about our history and patriotism. It was truly beautiful. But the video wouldn't load so I gave up. Maybe next year.
We had a busy weekend mostly devoted to the reconstruction of our basement. But last night we got to have a great time celebrating the 4th with friends and neighbors at a neighborhood bbq. It's an annual tradition but the first time we have been able to go. We showed up to find a yard full of people and tables brimming with food. Ladybug made an immediate beeline for the platter of cupcakes while Butterfly made her way over to the sandbox and swing set to "play with my friends". We chatted and mingled and ate a lot of ridiculously good food. There was a bike parade for all of the kids but we hadn't anticipated our girls caring much about it so we didn't bother decorating or even bringing their bikes. To our surprise, Butterfly was genuinely upset and wanted to participate so daddy took them home to retrieve her bike. He also loaded Ladybug into the bike trailer and drove her around so she could be part of the fun too. After the parade we headed home, opting to miss the firework party. Ladybug loves fireworks and squeals and cheers but she was already past bedtime before it got dark. Butterfly could have stayed up late to watch but she's actually been scared of fireworks in the past and even last Friday, she had nightmares about the fireworks we saw out the car window so we decided to wait until next year to try again.
Today was spent doing a few final projects to get the basement finished. The last step will be re-laying carpet tomorrow and then putting all the toys back in it. (I'm sure the girls will love that part!) The house is slowly becoming livable once more. I've generally ignored housework since the flood (the construction dust and grime just keep piling up, trying to clean would have been futile) but the mess finally got to me. I don't think it's "nesting", I think I finally just gave in and got sick of the dirt driving me crazy. So we've been cleaning and organizing and getting more excited about having our beautiful home put back together and being able to anticipate our new baby.
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