Well, this weekend didn’t exactly go according to plan.  The idea was that we’d make a family grocery run on Saturday morning, then all head out to a birthday party together, (finally) get pictures hung during naptime, and kayak on Sunday.  I even went so far as to post a picture on Instagram from our last kayaking excursion with the caption “Weekend plans.”  The parenting gods thought that it was hilarious that I was making actual plans, and obviously threw a gigantic wrench – in the form of a sick kiddo.  Poor Peanut had a tummy bug and fever all weekend, and ended up camped out on the couch for two solid days with Steve, while I ran around trying to keep Nugget away (both from the germs, and from his short-fused sister).  Saturday’s grocery run and birthday outing ended up being mommy-son time, and instead of kayaking we hit the splash pad and two playgrounds on Sunday.  No paddling was done, no pictures were hung and no blueberry fool (Peanut’s baking request for the weekend) was made.  Of course, I felt sorriest for Peanut, who would have much rather been feeling good and having fun (although her consolation prize – two straight days of Elena of Avalor – made her pretty happy).  Anyway, here’s hoping for a healthy week ahead and a better weekend next time.

Reading.  Another slow reading week – it seems that summer is a slow reading season for me lately.  What used to be my most productive reading months of the year are now my least productive – but that’s okay.  Life would be boring if it always stayed the same.  Anyway, I finished Queen Lucia this week (liked, but didn’t love it) and am now about halfway through Behold the Dreamers.  I placed a hold as soon as I learned that it was to be the new Oprah pick, and apparently I got in just ahead of the hordes, because while I was able to get the hardcover within days, there is now a queue a mile long for it at the library.  So I’m feverishly reading it against the deadline – it’s excellent, as expected.

Watching.  Nothing during the week, but Steve and I had another grown-up movie date on Saturday!  Don’t all fall off your chairs at once.  We watched Thirteen Days, a movie I was obsessed with one summer in college, but hadn’t watched since, and which Steve had never seen.  Aside from thinking Kevin Costner’s Boston “accent” was an embarrassment, he really enjoyed it.  I fell asleep during the climactic scene.  I just can’t hang like I used to.

Listening.  Podcasts, podcasts, podcasts.  The latest episode of Annotated – on the world’s most fascinating librarian – was absolutely enthralling and I now have An Illuminated Life on my to-read list.

Moving.  Again, don’t all fall off your chairs at once, but – I went to yoga this weekend!  I used to have a fairly regular practice when I lived in Arlington and Alexandria before (at Tranquil Space Arlington and Pure Prana, respectively) but never connected with a studio in Buffalo, and for the past year, have not been able to make it work.  I thought I’d go back to Pure Prana, but their class schedule has not gelled with mine.  Mid-week I was googling and realized that another studio I’d always wanted to try, Radiance Yoga, had a much better (for me) schedule.  I hit a vinyasa class (my favorite style of yoga) on Sunday and felt amazing afterwards.  I bought a “new student” pass and have a month’s unlimited yoga, so I think I will try to go a lot more over the next few weeks, while I have the pass.  It would feel great to get back into a regular yoga practice.

Laughing.  So, I shouldn’t laugh at this, but Nugget is a total liar.  Every morning, one of the first things we do after taking him out of the crib is to change his diaper (obviously).  And every morning without fail, and every weekend diaper change (no matter what time of day) he tries to convince us that “Kelly just changed me.”  It’s the worst lie ever, because clearly our beloved nanny does not sneak into the house and change his diaper just before dawn every day.  He knows we know he’s lying, but he is living in hope of the day that we will believe him and he’ll get a reprieve on the diaper change.

Loving.  So I have a couple of weddings to go to in the coming months – one next month and one at the end of September – and I’ve finally settled on what I’m going to wear.  I’d been agonizing over options and had almost settled on my trusty black strapless cocktail dress that I wear to every wedding, but on a whim I decided to order this dress from Modcloth.  It arrived yesterday, I tried it on, and I absolutely love it.  It needs shortened, and I have to get a navy blue slip to go under it, but once those two things are taken care of, it’s going to be PERFECT and I absolutely cannot wait to wear it.

Blogging.  July reading round-up coming to you on Wednesday, and musings on being back in the D.C. area for one full year (as of Saturday!) on Friday.  Check in with me then!

Asking.  What are you reading this week?