Things around chez triv have been so stressful lately, but I have been looking forward to school letting out for the summer. I love it when the kids are home. Just having it be sunny enough to get out to the pool with them is the best part of my day. Cleetus breaks out the boom box and puts some music on, and we play and float around our tiny corner of low rent paradise, and for that little while life feels fine.
The camp chair set with attached umbrella that we’ve been using for a couple of years gave up the ghost last year, forcing me to by actual chairs and a real umbrella this year. Before you get too excited, let me tell you the chairs were bought for less than 20 bucks a piece at a big box store, but they’re adirondack style, and they’re a pretty color. And I’m pretty happy with the cheapie umbrella stand table and umbrella too. It’s no huge HGTV makeover, but it’s a big step up here at chez triv.
But that’s not the best part. Last year we used an old smokey joe grill as a tiny fire pit, and we enjoyed it, but I thought it was kinda dodgy and not entirely safe. I didn’t know how much I wanted to do that again, but I pretty much blew the budget on the chairs and umbrella. Well, what do you think I found in my yard this morning?
That’s right, Cleetus went out to the big box and got us a fire pit! It’s the very basic model, and I am clear over the moon. Because guess who’s going to be roasting marshmallows with her kids this Sunday night?
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It’s so nice to sit outside around the fire and listen to music. I’m a cheap date, too.
Enjoy just sitting with a cool drink and the fire after the kids have gone to bed is really relaxing. Enjoy
i love me a fire pit… i’ve even been known to sit by it alone. or dance around it, depending on my level of sobriety… 😉
more reasons for me to come visit chez triv! 😀