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friday nights...

i know, i'm posting a lot here - i've been a little busy and stressed out this past week. hubby and i have a great deal going with our dear friends. the girls like to scrapbook and they guys enjoy guy movies so every so often on a friday night we put our kids to bed and us girls go to their house and the guys come here. it is a great way for everyone to get time with friends yet not have to pay a sitter or leave a spouse home alone! we all love the arrangement!!

well, hubby had been gone last weekend for about 4 days but wanted a movie night. he asked if i cared. now, i really appreciate his asking, but i'm pretty sure he knew it was a safe bet because why would i not want to spend time with my dear friend while kids slept!! so we were on for friday night. usually we scrapbook, but neither of us were in that kind of mood. it was a bit chilly outside and although we would have said an instant no if our kids had asked, we decided swimming sounded like a lot of fun!

for the next 2 hours we did flips, swam, even water aerobics. we used goggles and giggled. we spent 40 minutes trying to read the filter in the bottom of the pool. we spent another 15 watching a spider crawl in and out. we spent lots of time imagining people in the woods waiting to get us and how we would defend ourselves!! it was great fun!!!!! when we were too cold, we went inside to watch a movie.

after a long week there is nothing like spending a friday night almost forgetting you are a wife, a mom, an adult...oh God's precious little gifts in life are so sweet!!!!!!

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