Labor Day 2014

Labor Day this year was chock full of...labor. Our darling (ha) little Castle man is a ball of energy and one morning after Castle pantsed me when my hands were full and then proceeded to bite my legs and sweatpants I texted Gab and said "we're building a fence this weekend". So we did folks, we did.

Well we got started on it at least. It's expensive stuff, but anything for Castle man. Just kidding, it's for my sanity.

I take him on a walk every morning but every morning when we get home, after he's eaten, he goes nuts and starts running in circles around the house as fast as he can and just barks and yeah... typing it out makes it seem really normal but it's quite the event in person.

Onward. First Gab mowed the lawn and Castle followed him around and barked and tried to be a tough guy around the big bad lawn mower.

Then we went to talk to the friendly peeps at Home Depot to get all our supplies. We tied Castle up so we could be productive and he was none too pleased.

Then Gab dug the holes for the posts. Castle helped. He guarded the dirt. 

At this point we had been in the hot sun all day and we were starving and itching to spend the Painted Pony gift card that our realtor gave us. And it's always nice to get a little dressed up after you've been sweaty and dirty all day long. So we went to Painted Pony and had a lovely meal. Gab pleasantly surprised me when he said, "let's get the mussels" for an appetizer. But then he took some convincing to try my tomato and mozzarella stacked salad. There's the picky guy I know and love.

It's a definite adjustment not having family around all the time. I'm so used to, and in love with, the craziness that comes standard with a family of nine. But quiet meals with my husband on days like today are pretty great too.