It was such a nice day today!
We had nothing "planned" so we had a leisurely breakfast and got ready for Mass.
Fr Jim, our new priest-in-a-pinch said Mass and his homily was, once again, amazing!
He talked about the real Presence and the Eucharistic Prayers and how they were written.
Then we came home and got a few things done around the house. The boys needed lunch of course and then Brendan and Paul had a shopping trip that they wanted to take, and John wanted to go fishing. Tim elected to take John fishing and I was off to Bel Air with the other two.
We went to Toys r Us first and they picked out the "allowance" things that they wanted. Then we went over to JoAnne's so that I could see if they had the little Bistro set that I had seen earlier in the week. It was half off and we have been planning to get one for the new porch. I did find one and it was in black like I wanted. It was also about 60% off! So we packed that into the car and brought it home. It looks really cute and when we get the railing done it will really set off the front. It's a nice place to sit and have coffee...
After Tim and John got home I went out back to do a bit of yard work. The weather has been wonderful and it wasn't too hot or humid. I got the trimming done around the boxes and found lots of little baby Mantis' running around. That's one reason why I like to trim that by hand. I don't like to kill them. They are very good for the garden.
It looks much better out there, but mainly the weeds should stay under control.
I grilled burgers and we had a nice dinner. We should have eaten outside, the bugs aren't too bad right now. Then Tim took the boys to the pool. I finished up trimming in the front and washed down the house. The spiders are having a great time!
When Tim came home he said that Brendan had spent the entire time they were swimming going off the diving board. He just loves it! Paul pretended. I'm glad they got all that exercise, we are going to be driving down to DC tomorrow to go see the Butterflies at this "Wings of Fancy" exhibit. More on that tomorrow! With pictures!
