{"id":2171,"date":"2012-06-21T23:17:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T03:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2014-06-15T09:00:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T13:00:33","slug":"playdate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2171","title":{"rendered":"Playdate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s just me and the wee ones this week, with Randy out of town for work and the big kids on choir tour.  It&#8217;s been WEIRD.  I&#8217;ve only washed clothes and ran the dishwasher ONCE.  Unheard of.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also been nice, spending time with them.  We&#8217;ve worked together to get the chores done (I now appreciate my boys even more for lugging the trash cans and recycle bins down our looonngg driveway).  We&#8217;ve played, and we&#8217;ve been lazy.<\/p>\n<p>Today I told them we were going to do something fun, and I think I delivered on that promise.  With the heat we&#8217;ve been having lately, finding a play place indoors was key!<\/p>\n<p>Excuse the phone pics, it&#8217;s all I had&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Fireman&#8217;s pole complete with a real truck to climb on<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Not to be outdone&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Grocery store&#8230;Lainey&#8217;s working the register.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>C&#8217;mon, you know you always weigh your milk and ice cream too, right?<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>A quick climb&#8230;it was hard for Dylan, imagine climbing this without being able to bend (put weight on) your leg?  Hmmm&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>My new doctor&#8230;she looks trustworthy, huh?<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Climbing on a sunken ship&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Flying a plane!<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Driving a race car&#8230;<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>and, a boat!  This place had it all.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\" title=\"\" rel=\"\" class=\"flickr-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm.static.flickr.com\/\/_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" title=\"\" longdesc=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Lainey&#8217;s face says &#8220;hey, I&#8217;m trying to bring in the crops here, leave me alone&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Their favorite room was the Cafe, which I have no pictures of.  That&#8217;s because I was busy sitting at the counter, ordering food, and eating.  They were busy rushing around the kitchen, pouring tea, bringing ice cream, and bringing me my bill!<\/p>\n<p>They were already asking when we&#8217;d come back, before we even left.  Score, mom!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s just me and the wee ones this week, with Randy out of town for work and the big kids on choir tour. It&#8217;s been WEIRD. I&#8217;ve only washed clothes and ran the dishwasher ONCE. Unheard of. It&#8217;s also been nice, spending time with them. 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