Satisfying Saturday

Today was such a good day.  It started with Steve being manipulated about 7 a.m. so it was a pretty early start but we had to be up at school for 8:30 anyway because Rose is joining the Saturday morning football league that some of our parents organise and run.  It was on the Elementary playground this week as the "big boys" (High school teams) were playing games on the big field.  When we got there it was chaotic with kids everywhere - all over the playground, all over the field, all over the apparatus.  I was wondering if it was going to work.  But then order was imposed and suddenly there didn't seem to be so many kids!!  Steve is coaching Rose's team.  They are mostly beginners.  They played 2 or 3 games (I was mostly preoccupied with Joshua and Naomi on the playground) and Rose finished hot,sweaty and very happy.

After dropping everyone home I got a reprieve for a couple of hours and went with a friend to Taytay (the fabric market, got some cool panels)  then on to Starbucks in the Taytay mall.  We bought one of their Mozzerella, Tomato and Basil bagels which were good.  It was kind of funny as we both bought one but pronounced it in our own ways.  Amazingly, the staff understood me - possibly because I was pointing to it at the same time!

I came home, Steve ran up to school, I got the kids ready to swim and we drove up to meet him there.  The pool was a great temperature (it has been a little cold for my taste lately), the sun was out and it was a great couple of hours.  We knew it was time to leave when Rose started to get upset over everything - she was pretty tired after such a full-on day.

We got home, made popcorn and watched Ratatouille (Steve slept through the first half).

After dinner, we watched the rest and then it was bedtime for the kids.

It was a really good day but I think having the break made it much more fun for me.  Even though it was a relatively short time, it got me away from my "full-time work" and when I returned, I enjoyed my kids.