Overexposed

We had a ton of outside time today. Ian's first swim meet, and a baseball game meant that we spent about 6 hrs outside in the humid, high, temps. Ian was on a high leaving the meet, having scored two blue ribbons, and two third places in a nearly photo finish for the top 3 spots in the other 2. He is off to a good season. Baseball was less great with a loss for the Cardinals after a nice rally in the final inning. I am feeling that exhaustion that only comes from too much sun, and moisture.

We also worked on the new "lounge" for the kids. Our loft is now going to be a comfy place for the kids to use the computer, play video games, and read. There is a new storage/media unit, and two HUGE beanbag chairs made of memory foam. The kids are thrilled to have a new space, and it is coming together nicely. (pictures to come) I have to plug pottery barn kids for their customer service. I called to see what to do about one piece that was damaged in transit, and all they need is for me to seal the box, slap a sticker on it, and place it on the front porch on Monday. The replacement piece is on it's way to be delivered by Friday.

We finally got a refrigerator today!!! Yeah-- it looks and functions great, so we are one step closer to finishing the kitchen. I am very much looking forward to a small break in the commotion to enjoy summer before we do anything else.

Oh Yeah-- R.E.M concert-- my gosh I am OLD. The noise nearly killed me. Would it be so hard to have a concert that does not take hours to recover your hearing from attending? I realized that I knew a few of their songs, and enjoyed listening to the political banter. Not something that I would want to do every weekend, but certainly a nice night out. We really like the neighbors who not only invited us, but provided the teens to babysit for the occasion. Funny side note, I am at the swim meet at 7:30 this morning, and this lady asks me "hey weren't you at the R.E.M concert last night?" Never thought I would get spotted by people we might know amongst the huge crowd. Good thing we weren't attending the Wham reunion tour, or something else that might not have looked good.....