day trip

i am loving maternity leave.  with my first son, i went back to work 5 days after i had him.  i haven't ever taken off work to just stay home...  it's a wonderful thing.  i am completely enjoying every minute i have with my boys.

one of those boys is "pseudo hubby" who gets some time off work too.  as scheduled as i am, "pseudo hubby" is spontaneous.  we are opposites in that matter, but my favorite times we have spent together are when he disrupts my day and drags me to do something else that he just thought of 5 minutes prior to us leaving.

which is exactly what happened yesterday.  after a morning of perusing craig's list, we set out to petersburg (illinois) to look at a 4-wheeler.  on the way, we stopped to take pictures (of course) and do a little shopping.  we found a great little antique shop right in petersburg.  i ended up with an italian himark bowl that we paid $3 for.  after getting home, i did a little research and found it's worth at least $25.  i was thrilled.  i put it right in the middle of my dining room table for show.  now, each time i pass it, i will have a memory of our time off together.