Last Weekend

Howdy, I'm back. But before I barrage you with pics of this past holiday weekend, let's jump back in time to just after our visit to Shakey's.

After we had lunch we decided to go rummage sale shopping. Sadly, that's one of our favorite weekend activities. I search for books, my wife for kids clothes and trinkets, and the kids generally wander around making a pest of themselves. It's grand.

We didn't have much luck in the field that day so we hit the resale shops, where I scored some fine books. The kids made out too.

That's a shark in Smiley's hands, btw.

YaYa scored big at a rummage we hit late in the day. I bought her 18 Junie B Jones books for $13, fleshing out her collection quite a bit.

The next day we went out rummaging too, but had no luck whatsoever. We did however tour a lovely ranch home during an estate sale (those are always a little morbid, and usually pricey, but the merchandise is so eclectic it's hard to pass up. Plus there's the voyeur aspect of it all). I really liked the house and would have contemplated buying it if we were in the market, although it was big on perks and low on bedrooms - not good when you breed as I do.

Anyhow, when the rummages all petered out we wound up at a restaurant for the 4th day in a row, this time at Organ Piper Pizza.

The pizza joint features a large, early 20th century pipe organ that's the center of attention. It's as dark as a bar in there so excuse the poor pics.

The organist takes requests, and my girls often choose "Under the Sea" or "Over the Rainbow" and dance the afternoon away.

Smiley, meanwhile, had made fast friends with a boy from a family of 7 sitting nearby. The last of the five kids was conceived six months after a botched vasectomy - oopsie.

The restaurant also features a game room and small merry-go-round, which the kids enjoy.

There was one meltdown, but I don't remember who did the deed  (Smiley, I think) and overall a fine way to cap off a nice weekend. I returned to work the next day refreshed and rested.