the week i didn't have a phone

last monday night i dropped my phone

like...really dropped it

and it broke and the LED light got all over the screen

thus starting my phone free week

 with all my free time (not talking or texting or using instagram)  i took my book off the mantle

and read all 500+ pages in a few days time

the weather has been amazing this last week so we've spent a lot of time outside, too

 lots of hose and sprinkler time for these two

 a cute picture eleanor took of michael

 and i'm guessing hazel took of her

 henry and eleanor helped me with chores

 and eleanor, olive and i ate most of our lunches outside

 sprinklers!!

 over the weekend we pulled the trampoline onto the grass

and put the sprinkler under it

the kids loved it!

 we finally ate our first meal as a family outside at the new picnic table after lunch

hot dogs, hamburgers, roasted potatoes, and watermelon

 michael spent a lot of time this weekend working on expanding the playhouse, too

 the kids loved rotating between helping michael and splashing in the pool

 so many helpers!

 this is as far as he got this weekend

it is already way more fun for the kids and so much bigger that they can all play on it at once

 after a lot of hard work and a decent sunburn

michael took a little dip in the pool

 i missed a lot of phone calls and texts

had multiple friends think i was mad at them because i hadn't responded to them

went through withdrawals of talking with my sister

hated that i couldn't call or text michael 

realized i had way more time to eat lunch with the girls, read books, lay in the sun,

make dinner, take naps, etc when i'm not busy texting or checking instagram all day

either way, i'm relieved to have a phone again!! that was a long week