Kiddie Pool Picnic

I am very tired right now.

It was an extremely busy day today. Lots of fun though. First of all I decided not to go pirating with everyone else at the Pirates of the Caribbean III showing last night. I had decided I needed to get an evening of rest and give myself a chance to hopefully recuperate from this miserable cold. So I watched TV and went to bed sorta early.

This morning was quiet and I got to sleep in a little. Then this afternoon preparations for the BBQ started. I peeled and cooked the potatoes for the potato salad and realized that we didn't have a lot of potatoes. Thankfully we had enough for a small salad and later when I got groceries I picked up an Oriental Salad and some coleslaw. It is good thing I cooked all those eggs last night. Oh and I picked up lots and lots of fruit. We have been going through a lot of fruit lately. Which is good!

So as I waited for Hubby to come home from work Little H came over to play with Smiles and Bear. Which meant I could not take a shower until Hubby came home. Our friend Drive (I think this pseudonym is appropriate for him) came over with his two daughters. So we had 5 kids running around our backyard splashing in the kiddie pool and the sprinkler I had set up. Hubby took a quick nap and then I went to grocery store while he tended kids with Drive and started on the BBQ preparations. Such as making his yummy bison burgers. MmmmMmmm. Then I fixed up my potato salad (I do believe I am getting better at it - not as good as Mom's but eh!) and Hubby started up the BBQ in full earnest. Only to discover halfway through the Burgers that we ran out of propane. Hahaha. Ok, so the steaks were cooked inside after the burgers were done. Boy am I wiped. In between all that I have been doing dishes to keep them from overwhelming the counters, applying sunscreen and bug repellent to the kids and myself and trying to keep 5 kids entertained all afternoon, which included snacks and drinks. Pheewww!

Supper was a success though which is nice. My potato salad is half consumed and the Oriental one is almost all gone. The coleslaw, now here's something you don't see everyday, Smiles decided to try the coleslaw as a condiment on her burger. It looked interesting so I tried it on mine. Not bad I might add. It is sorta like relish. Still the burgers are all gone and the steaks may or may not be consumed later. If not, we'll have steaks for lunch tomorrow!

1. I entertained 5 kids today.
2. I made potato salad.
3. I got groceries.
4. I did housework.
5. I am blogging about my good day.