It being the last day of July, we finally had some July weather - sunshine, high temps and a mild breeze. Warm enough to swim, but not so hot that you couldn't cut the grass.
Which is exactly what we did. Cut the grass, tended the pond, did some weeding, then wandered on down to WilsonWorld for a BBQ and Trivial Pursuit.
Getting the children to work in the yard is a lot like herding cats. They kept getting away on me. I rounded them up and set them to their tasks. A scant ten minutes later, the little one had vanished down to the neighbour's. Got her back, then found one hiding out in her room. Later, during a short "break", one went out the front door to see who was walking past the house - 30 minutes later I realized she'd never returned. Found her down at the neighbours, and hauled her back home again.
Escape artists, the lot of them.
Trivial Pursuit was as action packed as it always is. We tried the Boomer edition this time, but abandoned it after two or three questions - give us a game we can play! Back to the 20 anniversary edition, which contains questions we're more likely to know the answer to. Although I was horrified to learn that the world headquarters for Windsor Salt is located in...Quebec? That's so very, very wrong, don't you think?
Prior to the kickoff, or roll-off, or whatever it's called when you start a game of Triv, we indulged in a little Six-Degrees-Of-Kevin-Bacon. I believe we successfully linked both Freedy Kreuger and then Heather Locklear to Kevin Bacon (seperately of course) but struggled with John Candy. We got there eventually, but it may have taken eight links.
Anyone want to try to get from John Candy to Kevin Bacon in less than eight?
The problem with having wandered down that path is that I found it difficult to wander back. Therefore, during the Triv game, every time a celebrity's name was mentioned, I found myself mentally tracking them back to Kevin. It was distracting, to be sure.
All in all, a good, productive day that ended on a relaxing note. Which is exactly what Saturdays should be.