My Monday

Mondays usually get a bad wrap. I understand it - it's easy to feel blue when you have to wake up early to go to work after a perfect weekend.

This weekend was pretty much perfect for us. We planted our garden, went for a really long walk along the river, had lots of outside play time, watched a movie during nap time, ate some yummy homemade meals and we even went out for milkshakes on Saturday evening and took a last minute trip to the park as the sun set. Perfect.

But instead of feeling blue on Monday, I just felt happy. The weather was gorgeous and I had the day to spend with my two little boys. We ended up going on a 2 hour walk along the marsh in Folsom. For most of the walk, Owen joined Tucker in the stroller and he and I chatted about the birds and the grass and the snacks he wanted to eat. Owen ran along side the stroller for part of our adventure and luckily we also found a new neighborhood playground to check out. Tucker napped a bit and enjoyed the breeze and was happy when we stopped at a pretty park bench for a feeding. It was peaceful and special.

After nap, we had our second adventure of the day. We visited a farm that I found through localharvest.org, known as 'My Sisters' Farm. Three retired sisters have 10 acres in Shingle Springs ( a 20 minute drive up the hill) where they have decided to fulfill their life long dream - operating a small farm. They raise sheep for wool, chickens for eggs, turkeys for eggs and meat, and cow's for raw milk. They have ducks, a llama, two horses and a couple of dogs, too. When I called, I asked if they do tours and the woman, Patty, told me she'd be happy to show me around and that she had time right then and there. It was random and very last minute, but since Owen woke up that morning asking to visit a farm, I was motivated. At the farm, we got to pet a pretty brown cow, walked through a mini grape vineyard, chased ducks, checked out her barn, strolled through the tall grass to see the turkeys, pet the horses, and looked at the sheep and a baby lamb. Patty was very generous and kind and it was just a lovely little outing. We even left with 3 dozen eggs which should keep for 2 months. Owen was cautious around the animals, but happy to check it all out and explore the land. He really enjoyed it and I'm so happy I finally gave the farm a call.

So unlike many Mondays, this last Monday was pretty much perfect for me. I say pretty much because we had two major poop leakage issues before we left for the Marsh and we also had a super-major poop experience after dinner when Owen went poop in the tub! Owen started talking about poop but the accident happened before Kris realized that Owen needed to use the potty. We managed to draw a quick bath in our room and clean Owen and empty the tub while Tucker happily played. Still despite messy poop, extra dirty towels, and a tub to clean, I fell asleep trying to impress the events of my day into my memory bank, knowing full-well that someday, most likely a Monday, I will want to close my eyes and be back on the Marsh or on the Farm or even at home, carrying Owen from one tub to the next poopy and all.