all-american fun and a full demolition...

It seems we haven't had a "nothing" weekend in awhile, so this one was heartily welcomed.

However, the weekend began with the final round of demolition work on the house next door. It was an adorable house; we couldn't figure out why they would want to demolish it. When we moved in, we admired it and said it looked like it belonged in the French countryside. It was so quaint and charming with beautiful landscaping.

But, this is the fate the little French Maisonette has since met:

It began on Wednesday,


And by Friday, there was nothing there. It took fewer than 30 hours of machine work to knock down months of labor and years of resources. And they'll build a new one soon. A bigger, newer,"nicer" one.

Our whole house was shaking on Friday as they finished off those old brick walls. We could see ceramic sinks, kitchen cabinetry and old wood floors splintering and cracking as it went down. It seems like those pieces could have been used and appreciated in another house, somewhere in the world.



Oh, well.
It was an interesting process to watch, and I can't wait to see what the owners are so determined to build in its place.

So, Saturday was a quiet day. The house was still. And we made thick, Belgian waffles....

On top of the washer and dryer :)

This house has less counter space than the last one, so we have to improvise a little!

Half regular, half blueberry.

Husband adds a teaspoon of vanilla to his waffle batter, which makes it like eating waffle cake for breakfast. I add fresh fruit to mine, which makes it like eating waffle cobbler.

Then, we split our cake and cobbler and douse it with Maple Syrup.

The rest of the weekend was made up of....

grilling,

gardening,

and none other than,

America's favorite pastime,

Complete with stellar opening performances,

BASEBALL!