In July we spent a week housesitting out of town. It was nice to be on "vacation": away from the phone, the mail, the housework. We did have a cat to feed, a hot tub to maintain and a pool to keep clean. ;)
Honestly, taking care of a pool was more work than I thought it would be but we had a great time. The boys each got their own room which helps with sleeping - way better than everyone in the same hotel room. It was so nice to have the pool. We swam almost everyday and grilled out almost every night. One night we had our old small group over to swim and use the hot tub (don't worry, we had permission from the owners). It was so nice to have the space to entertain. And, again, the pool was great!! ;)
Here's the cat that we took care of. She was a good cat and didn't require a lot of work - that's what I like about cats. ;) The boys really liked having a kitting around.
There was a model plane "air field" a short drive out of town. Jonathan took Asher one evening to watch the planes. They had a great time!
Every morning, we ventured in the pool to vacuum. Phin helped me most mornings. The pool had a heater so it wasn't chilly when we got in in the morning. ;)
They had a lot of fun swim toys. Here's Phin modeling the Spiderman goggles.
We were in a really small town so you could walk everywhere in a matter of minutes. Most evenings, after dinner, Jonathan walked with the boys to the park while I cleaned up dinner dishes. It worked really well and tired them out for bed. ;)
Thank you, again, for letting us take care of your home. It was more like a "stay-cation" than work. ;) We had a wonderful time!!
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